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So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Acting·1910–2000·168 films

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.

As Actor

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

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As Writer