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So Yamamura
Actor

So Yamamura

Born February 24, 1910 in Tenri, Nara, Japan

Died May 26, 2000

10 films

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 10

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) movie poster
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah1991
Gung Ho (1986) movie poster
Gung Ho1986
Antarctica (1983) movie poster
Antarctica1983
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) movie poster
Tora! Tora! Tora!1970
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) movie poster
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love1959
Tokyo Twilight (1957) movie poster
Tokyo Twilight1957
Early Spring (1956) movie poster
Early Spring1956
Princess Yang Kwei-fei (1955) movie poster
Princess Yang Kwei-fei1955
Sound of the Mountain (1954) movie poster
Sound of the Mountain1954
Tokyo Story (1953) movie poster
Tokyo Story1953