Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Deceased · Born: Feb 24, 1910 · Died: May 26, 2000

Personal Details

BornFeb 24, 1910 Tenri, Japan

Biography

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.

Career

1991
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah as Prime Minister
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1986
Gung Ho
Gung Ho as Mr. Sakamoto
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1983
Antarctica
Antarctica as Iwakiri Sencho
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1978
Pearl
Pearl as Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)
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1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tora! Tora! Tora! as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
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1963
Zoku shinobi no mono
1962
The Inheritance
The Inheritance as Senzô
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1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1958
The Barbarian and the Geisha
The Barbarian and the Geisha as Governor Tamura
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1957
Tokyo Twilight
Tokyo Twilight as Seki Sekiguchi
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1956
Early Spring
Early Spring as Yutaka Kawai
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1955
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Princess Yang Kwei-fei as An Lushan
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1953
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story as Koichi Hirayama
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1951
Repast
Repast
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