So Yamamura
Acting
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
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Going West: to the West
1997
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
1990
Tange Sazen
1990
Nemuri Kyōshirō
1989
Tokyo Bordello
1987
Gung Ho
1986
The Second Is a Christian
1985
Kanei Command Performance
1983
Antarctica
1983
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
1982
ザ・ハングマン
1980
Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
Yagyu's Secret Quest
1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980
Pearl
1978
The Yagyu Conspiracy
1978
Shag
1978
Ningen no Shōmei
1978
Main Line to Terror
1975
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
1974
Tasukenin Hashiru
1973
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
1973
Professional Killers
1973
Hijo no License
1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972
Professional Killers
1972
Haru no Sakamichi
1971
The Militarists
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
Japan's Longest Day
1967
The Retreat from Kiska
1965
With Beauty and Sorrow
1965
The School of Flesh
1965
A Public Benefactor
1964
Daybreak Chorus
1963
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
The House Where Flowers Bloom
1963
Ano hito wa ima
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
Born in Sin
1962
Diary of a Mad Old Man
1962
A Flame at the Pier
1962
Records of loyal vassals
1962
Glory on the Summit
1962
Star of Hong Kong
1962
Akitsu Hot Springs
1962
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
1962
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
1962
Musume to watashi
1962
The Inheritance
1962
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
Yume de aritai
1962
A Roaring Trade
1962
Their Legacy
1962
Love's Family Tree
1961
The Last War
1961
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1961
Netsuai sha
1961
Haitoku no mesu
1961
A Geisha's Diary
1961
The Estuary
1961
The Orphan Brother
1961
An Eagle Eyed Lord
1961
Epitaph to My Love
1961
Gonin no totsugeki tai
1961
Samurai Hawk
Samurai Hawk
1961
Women of Tokyo
1961
The Harbor Lights
1961
Hell's Juggler
1961
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
Deep River Melody
1960
The Sand City in Manchuria
1960
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Ninja Assassins
1960
Police Precinct Part 14
1960