Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1910-02-24
- Day of Death2000-05-26 (90 years)
- Place of BirthTenri, Japan
- Also Known AsHirosada Koga山村聡山村聰Со Ямамура山村聪Soh Yamamura
Sō Yamamura
Biography
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!...Read More
Acting Career
- 1991
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
As: Prime Minister
- 1986
Gung Ho
As: Mr. Sakamoto
- 1985
The Second Is a Christian
As: Nakatsugawa
- 1983
Antarctica
As: Iwakiri Sencho
- 1982
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
As: Yagyu Munenori
- 1980
Yagyu's Secret Quest
As: Yagyu Munenori
- 1980
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
As: Masayuki Hoshina
- 1978
Pearl
As: Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)
1978The Yagyu Conspiracy
As: Yagyu Munenori
1974Prophecies of Nostradamus
As: Prime Minister Kuroki
1974Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
As: Hanemon(Otowaya)
1973Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
As: Hanemon(Otowaya)
1973Professional Killers
As: Hanemon(Otowaya)
1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
As: Gômune Jindaiyu
1972Professional Killers
As: Hanemon Otowaya
1971Haru no Sakamichi
As: Tokugawa Ieyasu
1970The Militarists
As: Mitsumasa Yonai
- 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!
As: Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
1967Japan's Longest Day
As: Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
1965The Retreat from Kiska
As: Kawashima
1965With Beauty and Sorrow
As: Toshio Ôki
1964A Public Benefactor
As: Kappei Arima
1963Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
As: Tachibana
1962Diary of a Mad Old Man
As: Tokusuke Rôjin
1962Star of Hong Kong
As: Gentaro Sugimoto
1962The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
As: Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
1962The Inheritance
As: Senzô
1961The Last War
As: Prime Minister Masaki
1961The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
As: Councilor Matsudaira Izu
1961Haitoku no mesu
As: Naoyuki Nishizawa
1961A Geisha's Diary
As: Kiyomasa Tsutsui
1961The Orphan Brother
As: Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)
1961Epitaph to My Love
As: Kimura
1961Women of Tokyo
As: Shoichi Kagami
1960The Sand City in Manchuria
As: Ishigami
1960Police Precinct Part 14
As: Maruyama
1960Victory and Defeat
As: Kimpei Minegishi
1959Across the Darkness
As: Takazawa
1959Hahakogusa
As: Mr. Fujiki
- 1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
As: Okishima
1958Sister with Sister
As: Michisuke Nishikata
1958The Barbarian and the Geisha
As: Governor Tamura
1958Little Peach
As: Heishiro Hirayama, the father
1957Hole in One
As: Keikichi Shirasu
1957Tokyo Twilight
As: Seki Sekiguchi
1957Night Butterflies
As: Ichiro Shirasawa
1956Tsukigata Hanpeita
As: Katsura Kogoro
1956Darkness at Noon
As: Yuji
1956Early Spring
As: Yutaka Kawai
1955Ai Sureba Koso
As: Gorô (segment 3)
1955Till We Meet Again
As: Daisuke Kaji
1955Princess Yang Kwei Fei
As: An Lushan
1955Ghost Story of Youth
As: Tetsuya, father of Chiharu
1955Burden of Love
As: Jozaburo Araki
1954Sound of the Mountain
As: Ogata Shingo
- 1953
Tokyo Story
As: Koichi Hirayama
1953The Cannery Boat
As: Matsuki
1953Miniature
As: Wakabayashi
1953My Wonderful Yellow Car
As: The husband
1952Passion Fire
As: 奥田金馬太郎
1952The Woman Who Touched the Legs
As: Yasukichi Sakaza
1952Okuni and Gohei
As: Tomonojo
1951Miki, the Swordman
As: Hirate Miki
1951The Lady of Musashino
As: Eiji Ono
1951Dancing Girl
As: Yagi
1950Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
As: Hirate (Sake brewer)
1950Portrait of Madame Yuki
As: Tateoka
1950The Munekata Sisters
As: Ryosuke Mimura
1950Duel in the Sun
As: Attorney
1950Kagebōshi
As: 小山田鉄心
1948A Woman in the Typhoon Area
As: Kijima
1947The Love of the Actress Sumako
As: Hôgetsu Shimamura