So Yamamura
Acting
Born 1910-02-24 · Tenri, Nara, Japan
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
Going West: to the West
Oct 18, 1997
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
Jan 3, 1992
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Dec 14, 1991
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
Oct 1, 1990
Tange Sazen
Aug 16, 1990
Nemuri Kyōshirō
Apr 22, 1989
Tokyo Bordello
Jun 13, 1987
Gung Ho
Mar 14, 1986
The Second Is a Christian
Sep 14, 1985
Kanei Command Performance
Aug 5, 1983
Antarctica
Jul 23, 1983
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
Dec 11, 1982
Yagyu Abaretabi
Oct 14, 1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
Feb 23, 1980
Shag
Mar 31, 1978
Main Line to Terror
Sep 6, 1975
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Aug 3, 1974
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
Feb 16, 1974
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Sep 29, 1973
Professional Killers
Jun 9, 1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Dec 30, 1972
The Militarists
Sep 11, 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Jan 26, 1970
Japan's Longest Day
Aug 3, 1967
The Retreat from Kiska
Jul 4, 1965
With Beauty and Sorrow
Feb 28, 1965
The School of Flesh
Feb 14, 1965
A Public Benefactor
Apr 4, 1964
Daybreak Chorus
Dec 8, 1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Oct 20, 1963