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Sō Yamamura

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.


Aliases
  • Sô Yamamura
  • Sou Yamamura
  • Yamamura Sou
English 日本語

Onna wa nido umareru

1961
as Kiyomasa Tsutsui

Katei no jijô

1962
as Heitaro Misawa

勝利と敗北

1960
as 峰岸謹平

土砂降り

1957
as 大久保和吉

Kizudarake no sanga

1964
as Kappei Arima

Samurai Hawk

1961
as Suruganokami Koyama

Jigoku bana

1957
as Umasuke

Seishun kaidan

1955
as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu

続 忍びの者

1963
as 明智光秀

Yoru no chô

1957
as Ichiro Shirosawa

秋津温泉

1962
as 三上

Fundoshi isha

1960
as Dr. Meikai Ikeda

Dômyaku rettô

1975
as Nagata

Gekido no showashi 'Gunbatsu'

1970
as Mitsumasa Yonai

Star of Hong Kong

1962
as Gentarô Sugimoto

Ai no onimotsu

1955
as Jozaburo Araki

Kawa no hotori de

1962
as Shinzô Tagaya

Tokyo Story

1953
as Kōichi Hirayama

Shiroi yajû

1950
as Ryosuke Izumi

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

1961
as Councilor Matsudaira Izu

Director

Movie Kuroi ushio 1954
Movie Furyu fukagawata 1960

Crew

Movie Furyu fukagawata 1960