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So Yamamura

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1910-02-24

Day of Death

2000-05-26

Place of Birth

Tenri, Nara, Japan

So Yamamura

Biography

So Yamamura (山村聰, Yamamura So, 24 February 1910 – 26 May 2000) was a Japanese actor and film director. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1947 and 1991, and directed four films. He was also known by the name Satoshi Yamamura, while his actual birth name is Koga Hirosada. In the US, he is well known for his portrayals of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of the Combined Fleet, in Tora! Tora! Tora!, and of Mr. Sakamoto, the CEO of Assan Motors in Gung Ho.

Filmography (171)

⭐ 0 Role: Shogo Kawahara

Going West: to the West

1997
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

1992
⭐ 7.0 Role: Prime Minister

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991
⭐ 0 Role: Yagyu Munenori

The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades

1990
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Tange Sazen

1990
⭐ 7.0 Role: Unknown

Nemuri Kyōshirō

1989
⭐ 5.6 Role: Isaburo Okura

Tokyo Bordello

1987
⭐ 6.1 Role: Mr. Sakamoto

Gung Ho

1986
⭐ 6.0 Role: Nakatsugawa

The Second Is a Christian

1985
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Kanei Command Performance

1983
⭐ 7.2 Role: Iwakiri Sencho

Antarctica

1983
⭐ 2.5 Role: Unknown

The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

1982
⭐ 0 Role: Unknown

Yagyu Abaretabi

1980
⭐ 6.0 Role: Masayuki Hoshina

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

1980
⭐ 7.5 Role: Unknown

Shag

1978