About

Known credits:
154
Birthday:
1910-02-24
Place of birth:
Tenri, Japan
Website:
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Sō Yamamura

Overview

Sō Yamamura (山村聰, Yamamura Sō, 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.

Known for

Acting
1992 Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan Actor N/A
N/A
1991 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah Actor Prime Minister 62
Fair
1990 Tange Sazen Actor N/A
N/A
1989 Nemuri Kyōshirō Actor 58
Average
1986 Gung Ho Actor Mr. Sakamoto 59
Average
1985 The Second Is a Christian Actor Nakatsugawa 58
Average
1983 Kanei Command Performance Actor N/A
N/A
1983 Antarctica Actor Iwakiri Sencho 60
Fair
1982 The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S Actor 58
Average
1982 Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest Actor Yagyu Munenori 70
Good
1980 ザ・ハングマン Actor N/A
N/A
1980 Yagyu's Secret Quest Actor Yagyu Munenori N/A
N/A
1980 Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo Actor Masayuki Hoshina 59
Average
1978 The Yagyu Conspiracy Actor Yagyu Munenori 69
Fair
1978 Shag Actor 59
Average
1978 Ningen no Shōmei Actor N/A
N/A
1975 Main Line to Terror Actor 58
Average
1974 Prophecies of Nostradamus Actor Prime Minister Kuroki 58
Average
1974 Professional Killers – Assignment by Night Actor Hanemon(Otowaya) 59
Average
1973 Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry Actor Hanemon(Otowaya) 59
Average
1973 Professional Killers Actor Hanemon(Otowaya) 59
Average
1972 Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril Actor Gômune Jindaiyu 61
Fair
1972 Professional Killers Actor Hanemon Otowaya 69
Fair
1971 Haru no Sakamichi Actor Tokugawa Ieyasu N/A
N/A
1970 The Militarists Actor Mitsumasa Yonai 59
Average
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! Actor Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto 65
Fair
1967 Japan's Longest Day Actor Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai 59
Average
1965 The Retreat from Kiska Actor Kawashima 59
Average
1965 With Beauty and Sorrow Actor Toshio Ôki 58
Average
1965 The School of Flesh Actor 58
Average
1964 A Public Benefactor Actor Kappei Arima N/A
N/A
1963 Gang Loyalty and Vengeance Actor Tachibana 59
Average
1963 Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance Actor 59
Average
1962 Born in Sin Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Diary of a Mad Old Man Actor Tokusuke Rôjin 59
Average
1962 A Flame at the Pier Actor 59
Average
1962 Records of loyal vassals Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Glory on the Summit Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Star of Hong Kong Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Akitsu Hot Springs Actor 59
Average
1962 あの空の果てに星はまたたく Actor N/A
N/A
1962 The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps Actor Taiwan Army Chief of Staff N/A
N/A
1962 Musume to watashi Actor N/A
N/A
1962 The Inheritance Actor Senzô 59
Average
1962 Drunkard's Paradise Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Yume de aritai Actor N/A
N/A
1962 Their Legacy Actor N/A
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1962 A Roaring Trade Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Love's Family Tree Actor N/A
N/A
1961 The Last War Actor Prime Minister Masaki 58
Average
1961 The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku Actor Councilor Matsudaira Izu N/A
N/A
1961 Haitoku no mesu Actor Naoyuki Nishizawa N/A
N/A
1961 A Geisha's Diary Actor Kiyomasa Tsutsui 59
Average
1961 The Estuary Actor N/A
N/A
1961 The Orphan Brother Actor Fujiwara No Morozane (voice) 59
Average
1961 An Eagle Eyed Lord Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Epitaph to My Love Actor Kimura 59
Average
1961 Gonin no totsugeki tai Actor N/A
N/A
1961 Samurai Hawk Actor 59
Average
1961 Women of Tokyo Actor Shoichi Kagami N/A
N/A
1961 The Harbor Lights Actor 59
Average
1961 Hell's Juggler Actor N/A
N/A
1961 The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 Actor N/A
N/A
1960 Deep River Melody Actor 58
Average
1960 The Sand City in Manchuria Actor Ishigami 59
Average
1960 Life of a Country Doctor Actor N/A
N/A
1960 Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of The Assassin's Group Actor N/A
N/A
1960 Ninja Assassins Actor 58
Average
1960 Police Precinct Part 14 Actor Maruyama N/A
N/A
1960 Victory and Defeat Actor Kimpei Minegishi N/A
N/A
1960 The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 Actor N/A
N/A
1959 Across the Darkness Actor Takazawa N/A
N/A
1959 Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord Actor 58
Average
1959 Hell's Companion Actor N/A
N/A
1959 Magistrate Toyama 3: The Whirlwind Magistrate Actor 59
Average
1959 Men in a Rough Town Actor N/A
N/A
1959 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love Actor Okishima 66
Fair
1959 The 47 Masterless Samurai Actor 58
Average
1959 Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Sister with Sister Actor Michisuke Nishikata N/A
N/A
1958 The Purple Hood Actor 59
Average
1958 The Barbarian and the Geisha Actor Governor Tamura 59
Average
1958 With Songs in My Heart Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Detective Duel Actor 59
Average
1958 Oban kanketsu hen Actor N/A
N/A
1958 Little Peach Actor Heishiro Hirayama, the father 58
Average
1957 Roar and Earth Actor 59
Average
1957 Hole in One Actor Keikichi Shirasu 58
Average
1957 Jigoku bana Actor N/A
N/A
1957 When It Rains, It Pours Actor N/A
N/A
1957 Tokyo Twilight Actor Seki Sekiguchi 62
Fair
1957 Night Butterflies Actor Ichiro Shirasawa 58
Average
1957 Typhoon Over Nagasaki Actor 59
Average
1957 白磁の人 Actor N/A
N/A
1956 Tsukigata Hanpeita Actor Katsura Kogoro 59
Average
1956 Darkness at Noon Actor Yuji 59
Average
1956 春のみづうみ Actor N/A
N/A
1956 Early Spring Actor Yutaka Kawai 61
Fair
1955 Seven Masks of Revenge Actor N/A
N/A
1955 Ai Sureba Koso Actor Gorô (segment 3) N/A
N/A
1955 Till We Meet Again Actor Daisuke Kaji 58
Average
1955 Princess Yang Kwei Fei Actor An Lushan 59
Average
1955 Ghost Story of Youth Actor Tetsuya, father of Chiharu N/A
N/A
1955 A Young Samurai Actor N/A
N/A
1955 Burden of Love Actor Jozaburo Araki 59
Average
1955 Striving to Live Actor N/A
N/A
1954 The Black Current Actor N/A
N/A
1954 The Ditch Actor 59
Average
1954 Love and Duty Actor N/A
N/A
1954 Sound of the Mountain Actor Ogata Shingo 60
Fair
1953 An Inlet of Muddy Water Actor 59
Average
1953 Tokyo Story Actor Koichi Hirayama 74
Good
1953 The Cannery Boat Actor Matsuki 59
Average
1953 Ganpeki Actor N/A
N/A
1953 Miniature Actor Wakabayashi 59
Average
1953 Murahachibu Actor N/A
N/A
1953 My Wonderful Yellow Car Actor The husband 59
Average
1952 Passion Fire Actor 奥田金馬太郎 N/A
N/A
1952 The Woman Who Touched the Legs Actor Yasukichi Sakaza N/A
N/A
1952 Modern People Actor 58
Average
1952 The Ataka Family Actor 59
Average
1952 Kin no tamago: Golden Girl Actor N/A
N/A
1952 Okuni and Gohei Actor Tomonojo 58
Average
1952 Riverside Fish Market Empire Actor N/A
N/A
1952 The Wind Blows Twice Actor N/A
N/A
1951 Repast Actor 60
Fair
1951 Miki, the Swordman Actor Hirate Miki 58
Average
1951 Honoo no hada Actor N/A
N/A
1951 Hibari no komoriuta Actor N/A
N/A
1951 The Lady of Musashino Actor Eiji Ono 58
Average
1951 Dancing Girl Actor Yagi 58
Average
1951 Who Will Judge Me? Actor N/A
N/A
1951 The White Orchid Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Rumba of Passion Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Homecoming Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog Actor Hirate (Sake brewer) N/A
N/A
1950 Portrait of Madame Yuki Actor Tateoka 59
Average
1950 Senka o koete Actor N/A
N/A
1950 The Munekata Sisters Actor Ryosuke Mimura 59
Average
1950 White Beast Actor 58
Average
1950 Song of Love Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Duel in the Sun Actor Attorney N/A
N/A
1950 Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu Actor N/A
N/A
1950 Kagebōshi Actor 小山田鉄心 N/A
N/A
1949 Kirare no Senta Actor N/A
N/A
1948 Yūkyō no mure Actor N/A
N/A
1948 A Woman in the Typhoon Area Actor Kijima 59
Average
1948 A Second Life Actor N/A
N/A
1947 The Love of the Actress Sumako Actor Hôgetsu Shimamura 59
Average
1946 As Long as I Live Actor N/A
N/A

Directing
1960 Deep River Melody Directing Director 58
Average
1954 The Black Current Directing Director N/A
N/A
1953 The Cannery Boat Directing Director 59
Average

Writing
1953 The Cannery Boat Writing Screenplay 59
Average