Acting
So Yamamura
Born February 24, 1910 Died May 26, 2000 Tenri, Nara, Japan
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.
Filmography
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Going West: to the West
1997
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Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
1992·Drama
7.0
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991·Action
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The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
1990·Action
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Tange Sazen
1990·Action
7.0
Nemuri Kyōshirō
1989·Action
5.6
Tokyo Bordello
1987·History
6.1
Gung Ho
1986·Comedy
6.0
The Second Is a Christian
1985·Comedy
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Kanei Command Performance
1983·Action
7.2
Antarctica
1983·Drama
2.5
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
1982
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Yagyu Abaretabi
1980
6.0
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
1980·Action
7.5
Shag
1978·Crime
6.2
Main Line to Terror
1975·Drama
5.9
Prophecies of Nostradamus
1974·Drama
10.0
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
1974·Action
9.3
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
1973
8.0
Professional Killers
1973·Drama
7.3
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972·Action
7.5
The Militarists
1970·Drama
7.2
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970·War
7.3
Japan's Longest Day
1967·Drama