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