Sō Yamamura
Born
February 24, 1910
Died
May 26, 2000 (90 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Tenri, Japan
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
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Prime Minister
1991
Tange Sazen
1990
Nemuri Kyōshirō
1989
Gung Ho
Mr. Sakamoto
1986
The Second Is a Christian
Nakatsugawa
1985
Kanei Command Performance
1983
Antarctica
Iwakiri Sencho
1983
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
Yagyu Munenori · (26 episodes)
1982
ザ・ハングマン
(23 episodes)
1980
Yagyu's Secret Quest
Yagyu Munenori · (26 episodes)
1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
Masayuki Hoshina
1980
Pearl
Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited) · (2 episodes)
1978
The Yagyu Conspiracy
Yagyu Munenori · (39 episodes)
1978
Shag
1978
Ningen no Shōmei
(13 episodes)
1978
Main Line to Terror
1975
Prophecies of Nostradamus
Prime Minister Kuroki
1974
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
Hanemon(Otowaya)
1974
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
Hanemon(Otowaya)
1973
Professional Killers
Hanemon(Otowaya)
1973
非情のライセンス
矢部 · (11 episodes)
1973
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
Gômune Jindaiyu
1972
Professional Killers
Hanemon Otowaya · (33 episodes)
1972
Haru no Sakamichi
Tokugawa Ieyasu · (52 episodes)
1971
The Militarists
Mitsumasa Yonai
1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
1970
Japan's Longest Day
Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
1967
The Retreat from Kiska
Kawashima
1965
With Beauty and Sorrow
Toshio Ôki
1965
The School of Flesh
1965
A Public Benefactor
Kappei Arima
1964
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
Tachibana
1963
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
1963
Ano hito wa ima
1963
At the Side of the Bridge 3
1963
Born in Sin
1962
Diary of a Mad Old Man
Tokusuke Rôjin
1962
A Flame at the Pier
1962
Records of loyal vassals
1962
Glory on the Summit
1962
Star of Hong Kong
Gentaro Sugimoto
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
Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
1962
Musume to watashi
1962
The Inheritance
Senzô
1962
Drunkard's Paradise
1962
Yume de aritai
1962
A Roaring Trade
1962
Their Legacy
1962
Love's Family Tree
1961
The Last War
Prime Minister Masaki
1961
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
Councilor Matsudaira Izu
1961
Netsuai sha
Murai
1961
Haitoku no mesu
Naoyuki Nishizawa
1961
A Geisha's Diary
Kiyomasa Tsutsui
1961
The Estuary
1961
The Orphan Brother
Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
1961
An Eagle Eyed Lord
1961
Epitaph to My Love
Kimura
1961
Gonin no totsugeki tai
1961
Samurai Hawk
1961
Women of Tokyo
Shoichi Kagami
1961
The Harbor Lights
1961
Hell's Juggler
1961
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
1961
べらんめぇ藝者罷り通る
1961
Deep River Melody
1960
The Sand City in Manchuria
Ishigami
1960
Life of a Country Doctor
1960
Ninja Assassins
1960
Police Precinct Part 14
Maruyama
1960
Victory and Defeat
Kimpei Minegishi
1960
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
1960
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2
1960
続べらんめぇ芸者
1960
Across the Darkness
Takazawa
1959
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
1959
Hell's Companion
1959
Hahakogusa
Mr. Fujiki
1959
Whirlwind Magistrate
1959
Men in a Rough Town
1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
Okishima
1959
The 47 Masterless Samurai
1959
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
1959
Sister with Sister
Michisuke Nishikata
1958
The Purple Hood
1958
The Barbarian and the Geisha
Governor Tamura
1958
With Songs in My Heart
1958
Detective Duel
1958
Oban kanketsu hen
1958
Little Peach
Heishiro Hirayama, the father
1958
Roar and Earth
1957
Hole in One
Keikichi Shirasu
1957
Jigoku bana
1957
When It Rains, It Pours
1957
Tokyo Twilight
Seki Sekiguchi
1957
Night Butterflies
Ichiro Shirasawa
1957
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
1957
白磁の人
1957
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Katsura Kogoro
1956
Darkness at Noon
Yuji
1956
春のみづうみ
1956
Early Spring
Yutaka Kawai
1956
The Doctor
1955
Seven Masks of Revenge
1955
Ai Sureba Koso
Gorô (segment 3)
1955
Till We Meet Again
Daisuke Kaji
1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
An Lushan
1955
Ghost Story of Youth
Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
1955
A Young Samurai
1955
Burden of Love
Jozaburo Araki
1955
Striving to Live
1955
Karatachi no hana
1954
日本敗れず
1954
The Black Current
1954
The Ditch
1954
Love and Duty
1954
Sound of the Mountain
Ogata Shingo
1954
An Inlet of Muddy Water
1953
Tokyo Story
Koichi Hirayama
1953
The Cannery Boat
Matsuki
1953
Ganpeki
1953
Miniature
Wakabayashi
1953
Murahachibu
1953
My Wonderful Yellow Car
The husband
1953
Passion Fire
奥田金馬太郎
1952
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
Yasukichi Sakaza
1952
Modern People
1952
The Ataka Family
1952
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
1952
Okuni and Gohei
Tomonojo
1952
Riverside Fish Market Empire
1952
The Wind Blows Twice
1952
Repast
1951
Miki, the Swordman
Hirate Miki
1951
Honoo no hada
1951
Hibari no komoriuta
1951
The Lady of Musashino
Eiji Ono
1951
Dancing Girl
Yagi
1951
Who Will Judge Me?
1951
The White Orchid
1951
Rumba of Passion
1950
Homecoming
1950
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
Hirate (Sake brewer)
1950
Portrait of Madame Yuki
Tateoka
1950
Senka o koete
1950
The Munekata Sisters
Ryosuke Mimura
1950
White Beast
1950
Song of Love
1950
Duel in the Sun
Attorney
1950
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
1950
Kagebōshi
小山田鉄心
1950
Kirare no Senta
1949
Yūkyō no mure
1948
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
Kijima
1948
A Second Life
1948
The Love of the Actress Sumako
Hôgetsu Shimamura
1947
As Long as I Live
1946