So Yamamura
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 24, 1910
- Died
- May 26, 2000
- Birthplace
- 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 1997
as Shogo Kawahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan 1992
Actor
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991
as Prime Minister
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades 1990
as Yagyu Munenori
Tange Sazen 1990
Actor
Nemuri Kyōshirō 1989
Actor
Tokyo Bordello 1987
as Isaburo Okura
Gung Ho 1986
as Mr. Sakamoto
The Second Is a Christian 1985
as Nakatsugawa
Kanei Command Performance 1983
Actor
Antarctica 1983
as Iwakiri Sencho
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S 1982
Actor
Yagyu Abaretabi 1980
Actor
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo 1980
as Masayuki Hoshina
Shag 1978
Actor
Main Line to Terror 1975
Actor
Prophecies of Nostradamus 1974
as Prime Minister Kuroki
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night 1974
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry 1973
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers 1973
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril 1972
as Gômune Jindaiyu
The Militarists 1970
as Mitsumasa Yonai
Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Japan's Longest Day 1967
as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
The Retreat from Kiska 1965
as Kawashima
With Beauty and Sorrow 1965
as Toshio Ôki
The School of Flesh 1965
Actor
Ane to imôto 1965
as Yoshirô Takaoka
A Public Benefactor 1964
as Kappei Arima
Daybreak Chorus 1963
as Shingo Koide
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance 1963
as Tachibana
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance 1963
as Mitsuhide
The House Where Flowers Bloom 1963
Actor
Ano hito wa ima 1963
Actor
At the Side of the Bridge 3 1963
Actor
Born in Sin 1962
Actor
Diary of a Mad Old Man 1962
as Tokusuke Rôjin
A Flame at the Pier 1962
Actor
Records of loyal vassals 1962
Actor
Glory on the Summit 1962
Actor
Star of Hong Kong 1962
as Gentaro Sugimoto
Akitsu Hot Springs 1962
as Mikami
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku 1962
as Kojiro Yamaguchi
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps 1962
as Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
Musume to watashi 1962
Actor
The Inheritance 1962
as Senzô
Drunkard's Paradise 1962
Actor
Yume de aritai 1962
Actor
Their Legacy 1962
Actor
A Roaring Trade 1962
Actor
Love's Family Tree 1961
Actor
The Last War 1961
as Prime Minister Masaki
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku 1961
as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Netsuai sha 1961
as Murai
Haitoku no mesu 1961
as Naoyuki Nishizawa
A Geisha's Diary 1961
as Kiyomasa Tsutsui
The Estuary 1961
Actor
The Orphan Brother 1961
as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
An Eagle Eyed Lord 1961
Actor
Epitaph to My Love 1961
as Kimura
Last-Ditch Glory 1961
Actor
- Samurai Hawk
Samurai Hawk 1961
Actor
Women of Tokyo 1961
as Shoichi Kagami
The Harbor Lights 1961
Actor
I Am The Magician From Hell 1961
Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 1961
Actor
Deep River Melody 1960
Actor, Director
The Sand City in Manchuria 1960
as Ishigami
Life of a Country Doctor 1960
Actor
Ninja Assassins 1960
Actor
Police Precinct Part 14 1960
as Maruyama
Victory and Defeat 1960
as Kimpei Minegishi
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger 1960
Actor
続べらんめぇ芸者 1960
Actor
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 1960
Actor
Across the Darkness 1959
as Takazawa
Kashima-nada no onna 1959
Director
The Silent Murder 1959
Actor
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord 1959
Actor
Hell's Companion 1959
Actor
Hahakogusa 1959
as Mr. Fujiki, Director
Whirlwind Magistrate 1959
Actor
The Bastards of Lawless Town 1959
Actor
The 47 Masterless Samurai 1959
Actor
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959
as Okishima
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 1959
Actor
Sister with Sister 1958
as Michisuke Nishikata
The Purple Hood 1958
Actor
The Barbarian and the Geisha 1958
as Governor Tamura
With Songs in My Heart 1958
Actor
Detective Duel 1958
Actor
Oban kanketsu hen 1958
Actor
His Pistol is Hell 1958
Actor
Gendai Mushuku 1958
as Nonomiya Shin
Little Peach 1958
as Heishiro Hirayama, the father
Hole in One 1957
as Keikichi Shirasu
Roar and Earth 1957
as Kentaro Ukishima
First Love Story 1957
as Shohei Ganmaru
Night Butterflies 1957
as Ichiro Shirasawa
The Chieko Story 1957
as Kotaro Takamura
Blooms of Hell 1957
Actor
When It Rains, It Pours 1957
Actor
Tokyo Twilight 1957
as Seki Sekiguchi
Typhoon Over Nagasaki 1957
Actor
Hakuji no hito 1957
as Zensuke, Kanako's father
恐怖の空中殺人 1956
as 劉元章
Yonjū-hassai no teikō 1956
Actor
Tsukigata Hanpeita 1956
as Katsura Kogoro
Summer in Eclipse 1956
as Kozo Mishima
Darkness at Noon 1956
as Yuji
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi 1956
Actor
Early Spring 1956
as Yutaka Kawai
The Doctor 1955
Actor, Screenplay, Director
Seven Masks of Revenge 1955
Actor
If Indeed One Loves 1955
as Gorô (segment 3)
Till We Meet Again 1955
as Daisuke Kaji
Princess Yang Kwei-fei 1955
as An Lushan
Ghost Story of Youth 1955
as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
Frame of Snow 1955
as Amagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)
A Young Samurai 1955
Actor
Burden of Love 1955
as Jozaburo Araki
Striving to Live 1955
Actor
美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋 1955
Actor
お月様には悪いけど 1954
as ヤーさん
日本敗れず 1954
Actor
Karatachi no hana 1954
Actor
The Black Current 1954
Actor, Director
Ditch 1954
Actor
Love and Duty 1954
Actor
Autumn Interlude 1954
as Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father
Mama's Diary 1954
Actor
Sound of the Mountain 1954
as Ogata Shingo
An Inlet of Muddy Water 1953
Actor
Tokyo Story 1953
as Koichi Hirayama
The Cannery Boat 1953
as Matsuki, Director, Screenplay
Ganpeki 1953
Actor
Miniature 1953
as Wakabayashi
Murahachibu 1953
Actor
My Wonderful Yellow Car 1953
as The husband
Passion Fire 1952
as 奥田金馬太郎
Oka wa hanazakari 1952
Actor
The Woman Who Touched the Legs 1952
as Yasukichi Sakaza
Modern People 1952
Actor
Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni 1952
Actor
The Ataka Family 1952
Actor
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl 1952
Actor
Okuni and Gohei 1952
as Tomonojo
Riverside Fish Market Empire 1952
Actor
The Wind Blows Twice 1952
as Takayoshi Michihara
A Meeting of Youths 1952
as Haruki Eda
Gunrō no machi 1952
Actor
Repast 1951
Actor
Miki, the Swordman 1951
as Hirate Miki
- Honoo no hada
Honoo no hada 1951
Actor
Hibari no komoriuta 1951
Actor
The Lady of Musashino 1951
as Eiji Ono
Dancing Girl 1951
as Yagi
- Wagtail Tune
Wagtail Tune 1951
Actor
Who Will Judge Me? 1951
Actor
Freedom School 1951
Actor
The White Orchid 1951
Actor
Rumba of Passion 1950
Actor
Homecoming 1950
Actor
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog 1950
as Hirate (Sake brewer)
Portrait of Madame Yuki 1950
as Tateoka
- Crossing the Flames of War
Crossing the Flames of War 1950
Actor
The Munekata Sisters 1950
as Ryosuke Mimura
White Beast 1950
Actor
- Song of Love
Song of Love 1950
Actor
Duel in the Sun 1950
as Attorney
Haha tsubaki 1950
Actor
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu 1950
Actor
Kagebōshi 1950
as 小山田鉄心
Maboroshi fujin 1949
Actor
Scarface Senta 1949
Actor
A Woman's Fight 1949
Actor
Yūkyō no mure 1948
Actor
A Woman in the Typhoon Area 1948
as Kijima
- A Woman Who Convicts Men
A Woman Who Convicts Men 1948
Actor
A Second Life 1948
Actor
The Love of the Actress Sumako 1947
as Hôgetsu Shimamura
As Long as I Live 1946
Actor
Credits from TMDB.