So Yamamura
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
as Shogo Kawahara
Going West: to the West
as Shogo Kawahara
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Prime Minister
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Prime Minister
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
as Yagyu Munenori
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
as Yagyu Munenori
Tange Sazen
Tange Sazen
Nemuri Kyōshirō
Nemuri Kyōshirō
Tokyo Bordello
as Isaburo Okura
Tokyo Bordello
as Isaburo Okura
Gung Ho
as Mr. Sakamoto
Gung Ho
as Mr. Sakamoto
Kanei Command Performance
Kanei Command Performance
Antarctica
as Iwakiri Sencho
Antarctica
as Iwakiri Sencho
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
Yagyu Abaretabi
Yagyu Abaretabi
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
as Masayuki Hoshina
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
as Masayuki Hoshina
Shag
Shag
Main Line to Terror
Main Line to Terror
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Prime Minister Kuroki
Prophecies of Nostradamus
as Prime Minister Kuroki
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Professional Killers
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
as Gômune Jindaiyu
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
as Gômune Jindaiyu
The Militarists
as Mitsumasa Yonai
The Militarists
as Mitsumasa Yonai
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Japan's Longest Day
as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Japan's Longest Day
as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
The Retreat from Kiska
as Kawashima
The Retreat from Kiska
as Kawashima
With Beauty and Sorrow
as Toshio Ôki
With Beauty and Sorrow
as Toshio Ôki
The School of Flesh
The School of Flesh
A Public Benefactor
as Kappei Arima
A Public Benefactor
as Kappei Arima
Daybreak Chorus
as Shingo Koide
Daybreak Chorus
as Shingo Koide
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as Mitsuhide
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
as Mitsuhide
The House Where Flowers Bloom
The House Where Flowers Bloom
Ano hito wa ima
Ano hito wa ima
At the Side of the Bridge 3
At the Side of the Bridge 3
Born in Sin
Born in Sin
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Tokusuke Rôjin
Diary of a Mad Old Man
as Tokusuke Rôjin
A Flame at the Pier
A Flame at the Pier
Glory on the Summit
Glory on the Summit
Star of Hong Kong
as Gentaro Sugimoto
Star of Hong Kong
as Gentaro Sugimoto
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
as Kojiro Yamaguchi
Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku
as Kojiro Yamaguchi
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
as Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
as Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
Musume to watashi
Musume to watashi
The Inheritance
as Senzô
The Inheritance
as Senzô
Drunkard's Paradise
Drunkard's Paradise
Yume de aritai
Yume de aritai
A Roaring Trade
A Roaring Trade
Their Legacy
Their Legacy
Love's Family Tree
Love's Family Tree
The Last War
as Prime Minister Masaki
The Last War
as Prime Minister Masaki
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Netsuai sha
as Murai
Netsuai sha
as Murai
A Geisha's Diary
as Kiyomasa Tsutsui
A Geisha's Diary
as Kiyomasa Tsutsui
The Estuary
The Estuary
The Orphan Brother
as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
The Orphan Brother
as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
An Eagle Eyed Lord
An Eagle Eyed Lord
Epitaph to My Love
as Kimura
Epitaph to My Love
as Kimura
Last-Ditch Glory
Last-Ditch Glory
Samurai Hawk
Samurai Hawk
Women of Tokyo
as Shoichi Kagami
Women of Tokyo
as Shoichi Kagami
The Harbor Lights
The Harbor Lights
Hell's Juggler
Hell's Juggler
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
Deep River Melody
Deep River Melody
Life of a Country Doctor
Life of a Country Doctor
Ninja Assassins
Ninja Assassins
Police Precinct Part 14
as Maruyama
Police Precinct Part 14
as Maruyama
Victory and Defeat
as Kimpei Minegishi
Victory and Defeat
as Kimpei Minegishi
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
続べらんめぇ芸者
続べらんめぇ芸者
Across the Darkness
as Takazawa
Across the Darkness
as Takazawa
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
Whirlwind Magistrate
Whirlwind Magistrate
The Bastards of Lawless Town
The Bastards of Lawless Town
The 47 Masterless Samurai
The 47 Masterless Samurai
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
Sister with Sister
as Michisuke Nishikata
Sister with Sister
as Michisuke Nishikata
The Purple Hood
The Purple Hood
With Songs in My Heart
With Songs in My Heart
Detective Duel
Detective Duel
His Pistol is Hell
His Pistol is Hell
Gendai Mushuku
as Nonomiya Shin
Gendai Mushuku
as Nonomiya Shin
First Love Story
as Shohei Ganmaru
First Love Story
as Shohei Ganmaru
Blooms of Hell
Blooms of Hell
Night Butterflies
as Ichiro Shirasawa
Night Butterflies
as Ichiro Shirasawa
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
Hakuji no hito
as Zensuke, Kanako's father
Hakuji no hito
as Zensuke, Kanako's father
恐怖の空中殺人
as 劉元章
恐怖の空中殺人
as 劉元章
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
Yonjū-hassai no teikō
Darkness at Noon
as Yuji
Darkness at Noon
as Yuji
The Doctor
The Doctor
Seven Masks of Revenge
Seven Masks of Revenge
If Indeed One Loves
as Gorô (segment 3)
If Indeed One Loves
as Gorô (segment 3)
Till We Meet Again
as Daisuke Kaji
Till We Meet Again
as Daisuke Kaji
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
as An Lushan
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
as An Lushan
Ghost Story of Youth
as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
Ghost Story of Youth
as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
Burden of Love
as Jozaburo Araki
Burden of Love
as Jozaburo Araki
Striving to Live
Striving to Live
美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋
美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋
Karatachi no hana
Karatachi no hana
The Black Current
The Black Current
Ditch
Ditch
Love and Duty
Love and Duty
Autumn Interlude
as Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father
Autumn Interlude
as Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father
Mama's Diary
Mama's Diary
Sound of the Mountain
as Ogata Shingo
Sound of the Mountain
as Ogata Shingo
An Inlet of Muddy Water
An Inlet of Muddy Water
Tokyo Story
as Koichi Hirayama
Tokyo Story
as Koichi Hirayama
Ganpeki
Ganpeki
Passion Fire
as 奥田金馬太郎
Passion Fire
as 奥田金馬太郎
Oka wa hanazakari
Oka wa hanazakari
Modern People
Modern People
The Wind Blows Twice
The Wind Blows Twice
A Meeting of Youths
as Haruki Eda
A Meeting of Youths
as Haruki Eda
Gunrō no machi
Gunrō no machi
Repast
Repast
Dancing Girl
as Yagi
Dancing Girl
as Yagi
Wagtail Tune
Wagtail Tune
Portrait of Madame Yuki
as Tateoka
Portrait of Madame Yuki
as Tateoka
The Munekata Sisters
as Ryosuke Mimura
The Munekata Sisters
as Ryosuke Mimura
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
Scarface Senta
Scarface Senta
A Woman's Fight
A Woman's Fight
A Second Life
A Second Life
The Love of the Actress Sumako
as Hôgetsu Shimamura
The Love of the Actress Sumako
as Hôgetsu Shimamura