So Yamamura

Biography

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

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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991 ⭐ 7.0

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Nemuri Kyōshirō

1989 ⭐ 7.0

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Gung Ho

1986 ⭐ 6.1

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The Second Is a Christian

1985 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

1997

Going West: to the West

Shogo Kawahara · 1997

1992

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

1992

1991

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Prime Minister · 1991

⭐ 7.0

1990

The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades

Yagyu Munenori · 1990

Tange Sazen

1990

1989

Nemuri Kyōshirō Notable

1989

⭐ 7.0

1987

Tokyo Bordello

Isaburo Okura · 1987

⭐ 5.6

1986

Gung Ho

Mr. Sakamoto · 1986

⭐ 6.1

1985

The Second Is a Christian

Nakatsugawa · 1985

⭐ 6.0

1983

Kanei Command Performance

1983

Antarctica Notable

Iwakiri Sencho · 1983

⭐ 7.2

1982

The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

1982

⭐ 2.5

1980

Yagyu Abaretabi

1980

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

Masayuki Hoshina · 1980

⭐ 6.0

1978

Shag Notable

1978

⭐ 7.5

1975

Main Line to Terror

1975

⭐ 6.2

1974

Prophecies of Nostradamus

Prime Minister Kuroki · 1974

⭐ 5.9

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night Notable

Hanemon(Otowaya) · 1974

⭐ 10.0

1973

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry Notable

Hanemon(Otowaya) · 1973

⭐ 9.3

Professional Killers Notable

Hanemon(Otowaya) · 1973

⭐ 8.0

1972

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril Notable

Gômune Jindaiyu · 1972

⭐ 7.3

1970

The Militarists Notable

Mitsumasa Yonai · 1970

⭐ 7.5

Tora! Tora! Tora! Notable

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto · 1970

⭐ 7.2

1967

Japan's Longest Day Notable

Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumas · 1967

⭐ 7.3

1965

The Retreat from Kiska Notable

Kawashima · 1965

⭐ 8.5

With Beauty and Sorrow

Toshio Ôki · 1965

⭐ 5.7

The School of Flesh

1965

⭐ 5.8

1964

A Public Benefactor Notable

Kappei Arima · 1964

⭐ 7.0

Frequently appears with

Katsuhiko Sasaki

Professor Mazaki

Kosuke Toyohara

Kenichiro Terasawa

Anna Nakagawa

Emmy Kano

Megumi Odaka

Miki Saegusa

Akiji Kobayashi

Yuzo Tsuchiashi

Eiichiro Funakoshi

Yumi Takigawa

Masakazu Tamura

Nemuri Kyoshiro

Full filmography

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Going West: to the West

1997

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Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

1992

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Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991 ⭐ 7.0

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The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades

1990

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Tange Sazen

1990

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Nemuri Kyōshirō

1989 ⭐ 7.0

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Tokyo Bordello

1987 ⭐ 5.6

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Gung Ho

1986 ⭐ 6.1

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The Second Is a Christian

1985 ⭐ 6.0

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Kanei Command Performance

1983

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Antarctica

1983 ⭐ 7.2

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The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

1982 ⭐ 2.5

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Yagyu Abaretabi

1980

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Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

1980 ⭐ 6.0

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Shag

1978 ⭐ 7.5

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Main Line to Terror

1975 ⭐ 6.2

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Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974 ⭐ 5.9

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Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

1974 ⭐ 10.0

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Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

1973 ⭐ 9.3

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Professional Killers

1973 ⭐ 8.0