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So Yamamura Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1910-02-24

Birthplace:
Tenri, Nara, Japan

Credits:
173 Total Roles

So Yamamura

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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.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
1997 Going West: to the West MOVIE Shogo Kawahara
1992 Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan MOVIE Self
1991 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah MOVIE Prime Minister
1990 The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades MOVIE Yagyu Munenori
1990 Tange Sazen MOVIE Self
1989 Nemuri Kyōshirō MOVIE Self
1987 Tokyo Bordello MOVIE Isaburo Okura
1986 Gung Ho MOVIE Mr. Sakamoto
1985 The Second Is a Christian MOVIE Nakatsugawa
1983 Kanei Command Performance MOVIE Self

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