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
The Barbarian and the Gei...
Governor Tamura
Tokyo Story
Koichi Hirayama
The Human Condition I: No...
Okishima
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby C...
Gômune Jindaiyu
Japan's Longest Day
Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
An Lushan
Antarctica
Iwakiri Sencho
The Munekata Sisters
Ryosuke Mimura
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Burden of Love
Jozaburo Araki