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Sō Yamamura

Acting
Known For

90 Years Old

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.

Born

Tenri, Japan on 24th February 1910

Died

26th May 2000

All Credits

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