So Yamamura

So Yamamura

🎂 24th February 1910 (115 yrs) 📍 Tenri, Nara, Japan

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.

So Yamamura

🎬 Movies Featuring So Yamamura

Going West: to the West

Going West: to the West (1997)

as Shogo Kawahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan (1992)

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)

as Prime Minister
Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen (1990)

Nemuri Kyōshirō

Nemuri Kyōshirō (1989)

Tokyo Bordello

Tokyo Bordello (1987)

as Isaburo Okura
Gung Ho

Gung Ho (1986)

as Mr. Sakamoto
The Second Is a Christian

The Second Is a Christian (1985)

as Nakatsugawa
Kanei Command Performance

Kanei Command Performance (1983)

Antarctica

Antarctica (1983)

as Iwakiri Sencho
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S (1982)

Yagyu Abaretabi

Yagyu Abaretabi (1980)

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (1980)

as Masayuki Hoshina
Shag

Shag (1978)

Main Line to Terror

Main Line to Terror (1975)

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

as Prime Minister Kuroki
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night (1974)

as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (1973)

as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers

Professional Killers (1973)

as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)

as Gômune Jindaiyu
The Militarists

The Militarists (1970)

as Mitsumasa Yonai
Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day (1967)

as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
The Retreat from Kiska

The Retreat from Kiska (1965)

as Kawashima
With Beauty and Sorrow

With Beauty and Sorrow (1965)

as Toshio Ôki
The School of Flesh

The School of Flesh (1965)

A Public Benefactor

A Public Benefactor (1964)

as Kappei Arima
Daybreak Chorus

Daybreak Chorus (1963)

as Shingo Koide
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance (1963)

as Tachibana
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (1963)

Ano hito wa ima

Ano hito wa ima (1963)

At the Side of the Bridge 3

At the Side of the Bridge 3 (1963)

Born in Sin

Born in Sin (1962)

Diary of a Mad Old Man

Diary of a Mad Old Man (1962)

as Tokusuke Rôjin
A Flame at the Pier

A Flame at the Pier (1962)

Records of loyal vassals

Records of loyal vassals (1962)

Glory on the Summit

Glory on the Summit (1962)

Star of Hong Kong

Star of Hong Kong (1962)

as Gentaro Sugimoto
Akitsu Hot Springs

Akitsu Hot Springs (1962)

as Mikami
あの空の果てに星はまたたく

あの空の果てに星はまたたく (1962)

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)

as Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
Musume to watashi

Musume to watashi (1962)

The Inheritance

The Inheritance (1962)

as Senzô
Drunkard's Paradise

Drunkard's Paradise (1962)

Yume de aritai

Yume de aritai (1962)

A Roaring Trade

A Roaring Trade (1962)

Their Legacy

Their Legacy (1962)

Love's Family Tree

Love's Family Tree (1961)

The Last War

The Last War (1961)

as Prime Minister Masaki
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Netsuai sha

Netsuai sha (1961)

as Murai
Haitoku no mesu

Haitoku no mesu (1961)

as Naoyuki Nishizawa
A Geisha's Diary

A Geisha's Diary (1961)

as Kiyomasa Tsutsui
The Estuary

The Estuary (1961)

The Orphan Brother

The Orphan Brother (1961)

as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
An Eagle Eyed Lord

An Eagle Eyed Lord (1961)

Epitaph to My Love

Epitaph to My Love (1961)

as Kimura
Gonin no totsugeki tai

Gonin no totsugeki tai (1961)

No Image

Samurai Hawk (1961)

Women of Tokyo

Women of Tokyo (1961)

as Shoichi Kagami
The Harbor Lights

The Harbor Lights (1961)

Hell's Juggler

Hell's Juggler (1961)

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 (1961)

Deep River Melody

Deep River Melody (1960)

The Sand City in Manchuria

The Sand City in Manchuria (1960)

as Ishigami
Life of a Country Doctor

Life of a Country Doctor (1960)

Ninja Assassins

Ninja Assassins (1960)

Police Precinct Part 14

Police Precinct Part 14 (1960)

as Maruyama
Victory and Defeat

Victory and Defeat (1960)

as Kimpei Minegishi
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (1960)

No Image

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (1960)

続べらんめぇ芸者

続べらんめぇ芸者 (1960)

Across the Darkness

Across the Darkness (1959)

as Takazawa
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (1959)

Hell's Companion

Hell's Companion (1959)

Hahakogusa

Hahakogusa (1959)

as Mr. Fujiki
Whirlwind Magistrate

Whirlwind Magistrate (1959)

The Bastards of Lawless Town

The Bastards of Lawless Town (1959)

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

as Okishima
The 47 Masterless Samurai

The 47 Masterless Samurai (1959)

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 (1959)

Sister with Sister

Sister with Sister (1958)

as Michisuke Nishikata
The Purple Hood

The Purple Hood (1958)

The Barbarian and the Geisha

The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)

as Governor Tamura
With Songs in My Heart

With Songs in My Heart (1958)

Detective Duel

Detective Duel (1958)

Oban kanketsu hen

Oban kanketsu hen (1958)

His Pistol is Hell

His Pistol is Hell (1958)

Little Peach

Little Peach (1958)

as Heishiro Hirayama, the father
Roar and Earth

Roar and Earth (1957)

Hole in One

Hole in One (1957)

as Keikichi Shirasu
Jigoku bana

Jigoku bana (1957)

When It Rains, It Pours

When It Rains, It Pours (1957)

Tokyo Twilight

Tokyo Twilight (1957)

as Seki Sekiguchi
Night Butterflies

Night Butterflies (1957)

as Ichiro Shirasawa
Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Typhoon Over Nagasaki (1957)

白磁の人

白磁の人 (1957)

恐怖の空中殺人

恐怖の空中殺人 (1956)

as 劉元章
Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956)

as Katsura Kogoro
Summer in Eclipse

Summer in Eclipse (1956)

as Kozo Mishima
Darkness at Noon

Darkness at Noon (1956)

as Yuji
春のみづうみ

春のみづうみ (1956)

Early Spring

Early Spring (1956)

as Yutaka Kawai
The Doctor

The Doctor (1955)

Seven Masks of Revenge

Seven Masks of Revenge (1955)

Ai Sureba Koso

Ai Sureba Koso (1955)

as Gorô (segment 3)
Till We Meet Again

Till We Meet Again (1955)

as Daisuke Kaji
Princess Yang Kwei-fei

Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955)

as An Lushan
Ghost Story of Youth

Ghost Story of Youth (1955)

as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
Frame of Snow

Frame of Snow (1955)

as Amagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)
A Young Samurai

A Young Samurai (1955)

Burden of Love

Burden of Love (1955)

as Jozaburo Araki
Striving to Live

Striving to Live (1955)

美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋

美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋 (1955)

お月様には悪いけど

お月様には悪いけど (1954)

as ヤーさん
Karatachi no hana

Karatachi no hana (1954)

日本敗れず

日本敗れず (1954)

The Black Current

The Black Current (1954)

Ditch

Ditch (1954)

Love and Duty

Love and Duty (1954)

Sound of the Mountain

Sound of the Mountain (1954)

as Ogata Shingo
An Inlet of Muddy Water

An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953)

Tokyo Story

Tokyo Story (1953)

as Koichi Hirayama
The Cannery Boat

The Cannery Boat (1953)

as Matsuki
Ganpeki

Ganpeki (1953)

Miniature

Miniature (1953)

as Wakabayashi
Murahachibu

Murahachibu (1953)

My Wonderful Yellow Car

My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953)

as The husband
Passion Fire

Passion Fire (1952)

as 奥田金馬太郎
The Woman Who Touched the Legs

The Woman Who Touched the Legs (1952)

as Yasukichi Sakaza
Modern People

Modern People (1952)

The Ataka Family

The Ataka Family (1952)

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (1952)

Okuni and Gohei

Okuni and Gohei (1952)

as Tomonojo
Riverside Fish Market Empire

Riverside Fish Market Empire (1952)

The Wind Blows Twice

The Wind Blows Twice (1952)

Repast

Repast (1951)

Miki, the Swordman

Miki, the Swordman (1951)

as Hirate Miki
No Image

Honoo no hada (1951)

Hibari no komoriuta

Hibari no komoriuta (1951)

The Lady of Musashino

The Lady of Musashino (1951)

as Eiji Ono
Dancing Girl

Dancing Girl (1951)

as Yagi
Who Will Judge Me?

Who Will Judge Me? (1951)

The White Orchid

The White Orchid (1951)

Rumba of Passion

Rumba of Passion (1950)

Homecoming

Homecoming (1950)

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (1950)

as Hirate (Sake brewer)
Portrait of Madame Yuki

Portrait of Madame Yuki (1950)

as Tateoka
No Image

Senka o koete (1950)

The Munekata Sisters

The Munekata Sisters (1950)

as Ryosuke Mimura
White Beast

White Beast (1950)

No Image

Song of Love (1950)

Duel in the Sun

Duel in the Sun (1950)

as Attorney
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu (1950)

Kagebōshi

Kagebōshi (1950)

as 小山田鉄心
Kirare no Senta

Kirare no Senta (1949)

A Woman's Fight

A Woman's Fight (1949)

Yūkyō no mure

Yūkyō no mure (1948)

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

A Woman in the Typhoon Area (1948)

as Kijima
A Second Life

A Second Life (1948)

The Love of the Actress Sumako

The Love of the Actress Sumako (1947)

as Hôgetsu Shimamura
As Long as I Live

As Long as I Live (1946)