So Yamamura
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.
Known For Acting
Most Rating 1.7669
Birthday 1910-02-24
Place of Birth Tenri, Nara, Japan
Also Known As Hirosada Koga, 山村聡, 山村聰, Со Ямамура, 山村聪, Soh Yamamura, Sou Yamamura, Satoru Yamamura,
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Early Spring
1956

Early Spring

Striving to Live
1955

Striving to Live

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

Yume de aritai
1962

Yume de aritai

Police Precinct Part 14
1960

Police Precinct Part 14

Gung Ho
1986

Gung Ho

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Victory and Defeat
1960

Victory and Defeat

Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952

Riverside Fish Market Empire

Duel in the Sun
1950

Duel in the Sun

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
1950

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

The Love of the Actress Sumako
1947

The Love of the Actress Sumako

Musume to watashi
1962

Musume to watashi

Who Will Judge Me?
1951

Who Will Judge Me?

Repast
1951

Repast

Sound of the Mountain
1954

Sound of the Mountain

Japan's Longest Day
1967

Japan's Longest Day

Antarctica
1983

Antarctica

The Barbarian and the Geisha
1958

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Tokyo Story
1953

Tokyo Story

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

Song of Love
1950

Song of Love

Gonin no totsugeki tai
1961

Gonin no totsugeki tai

The Estuary
1961

The Estuary

Tokyo Twilight
1957

Tokyo Twilight

The Munekata Sisters
1950

The Munekata Sisters

Hell's Companion
1959

Hell's Companion

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
1955

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

White Beast
1950

White Beast

Oban kanketsu hen
1958

Oban kanketsu hen

The Last War
1961

The Last War

Star of Hong Kong
1962

Star of Hong Kong

あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962

あの空の果てに星はまたたく

The Inheritance
1962

The Inheritance

Kanei Command Performance
1983

Kanei Command Performance

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Hole in One
1957

Hole in One

With Beauty and Sorrow
1965

With Beauty and Sorrow

Little Peach
1958

Little Peach

Love's Family Tree
1961

Love's Family Tree

Kagebōshi
1950

Kagebōshi

Passion Fire
1952

Passion Fire

Modern People
1952

Modern People

Women of Tokyo
1961

Women of Tokyo

Dancing Girl
1951

Dancing Girl

An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953

An Inlet of Muddy Water

Records of loyal vassals
1962

Records of loyal vassals

Murahachibu
1953

Murahachibu

白磁の人
1957

白磁の人

The School of Flesh
1965

The School of Flesh

Miniature
1953

Miniature

Hahakogusa
1959

Hahakogusa

The Doctor
1955

The Doctor

春のみづうみ
1956

春のみづうみ

A Roaring Trade
1962

A Roaring Trade

A Public Benefactor
1964

A Public Benefactor

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

A Flame at the Pier
1962

A Flame at the Pier

Akitsu Hot Springs
1962

Akitsu Hot Springs

Samurai Hawk
1961

Samurai Hawk

The Lady of Musashino
1951

The Lady of Musashino

Shag
1978

Shag

Night Butterflies
1957

Night Butterflies

The Wind Blows Twice
1952

The Wind Blows Twice

Yūkyō no mure
1948

Yūkyō no mure

The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959

The 47 Masterless Samurai

The Second Is a Christian
1985

The Second Is a Christian

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2

The Cannery Boat
1953

The Cannery Boat

The Militarists
1970

The Militarists

With Songs in My Heart
1958

With Songs in My Heart

The Sand City in Manchuria
1960

The Sand City in Manchuria

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
1962

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

Deep River Melody
1960

Deep River Melody

Sister with Sister
1958

Sister with Sister

Detective Duel
1958

Detective Duel

The Ataka Family
1952

The Ataka Family

Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962

Diary of a Mad Old Man

Okuni and Gohei
1952

Okuni and Gohei

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1961

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

Ditch
1954

Ditch

Whirlwind Magistrate
1959

Whirlwind Magistrate

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

Nemuri Kyōshirō
1989

Nemuri Kyōshirō

Life of a Country Doctor
1960

Life of a Country Doctor

The Retreat from Kiska
1965

The Retreat from Kiska

Ninja Assassins
1960

Ninja Assassins

A Woman in the Typhoon Area
1948

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

The Black Current
1954

The Black Current

Portrait of Madame Yuki
1950

Portrait of Madame Yuki

A Geisha's Diary
1961

A Geisha's Diary

Burden of Love
1955

Burden of Love

Main Line to Terror
1975

Main Line to Terror

Professional Killers
1973

Professional Killers

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
1973

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
1974

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

Epitaph to My Love
1961

Epitaph to My Love

When It Rains, It Pours
1957

When It Rains, It Pours

The Purple Hood
1958

The Purple Hood

Drunkard's Paradise
1962

Drunkard's Paradise

The Orphan Brother
1961

The Orphan Brother

Seven Masks of Revenge
1955

Seven Masks of Revenge

Darkness at Noon
1956

Darkness at Noon

Jigoku bana
1957

Jigoku bana

The Harbor Lights
1961

The Harbor Lights

Born in Sin
1962

Born in Sin

The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982

The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

Miki, the Swordman
1951

Miki, the Swordman

The Bastards of Lawless Town
1959

The Bastards of Lawless Town

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

Glory on the Summit
1962

Glory on the Summit

Till We Meet Again
1955

Till We Meet Again

The Woman Who Touched the Legs
1952

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Ghost Story of Youth
1955

Ghost Story of Youth

Honoo no hada
1951

Honoo no hada

Senka o koete
1950

Senka o koete

Tange Sazen
1990

Tange Sazen

Hibari no komoriuta
1951

Hibari no komoriuta

Their Legacy
1962

Their Legacy

Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Kirare no Senta
1949

Kirare no Senta

The White Orchid
1951

The White Orchid

As Long as I Live
1946

As Long as I Live

Love and Duty
1954

Love and Duty

My Wonderful Yellow Car
1953

My Wonderful Yellow Car

A Second Life
1948

A Second Life

If Indeed One Loves
1955

If Indeed One Loves

Tsukigata Hanpeita
1956

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Rumba of Passion
1950

Rumba of Passion

Hell's Juggler
1961

Hell's Juggler

An Eagle Eyed Lord
1961

An Eagle Eyed Lord

Haitoku no mesu
1961

Haitoku no mesu

Roar and Earth
1957

Roar and Earth

Homecoming
1950

Homecoming

Across the Darkness
1959

Across the Darkness

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

Ganpeki
1953

Ganpeki

A Young Samurai
1955

A Young Samurai

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

続べらんめぇ芸者
1960

続べらんめぇ芸者

Netsuai sha
1961

Netsuai sha

Ano hito wa ima
1963

Ano hito wa ima

At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963

At the Side of the Bridge 3

Karatachi no hana
1954

Karatachi no hana

日本敗れず
1954

日本敗れず

Summer in Eclipse
1956

Summer in Eclipse

His Pistol is Hell
1958

His Pistol is Hell

Going West: to the West
1997

Going West: to the West

A Woman's Fight
1949

A Woman's Fight

Daybreak Chorus
1963

Daybreak Chorus

美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋
1955

美男お小姓 人斬り彦齋

Frame of Snow
1955

Frame of Snow

Tokyo Bordello
1987

Tokyo Bordello

恐怖の空中殺人
1956

恐怖の空中殺人

お月様には悪いけど
1954

お月様には悪いけど

Yagyu Abaretabi
1980

Yagyu Abaretabi

Oka wa hanazakari
1952

Oka wa hanazakari

The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
1990

The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades