So Yamamura
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.
Born
Feb 24, 1910
Tenri, Nara, Japan
Died
May 26, 2000
Known For
Acting
Movies
181 acting
8 crew
Popularity
1.3
Known For
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
as Okishima
Tokyo Story
1953
as Koichi Hirayama
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Gung Ho
1986
as Mr. Sakamoto
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
as Prime Minister
Tokyo Twilight
1957
as Seki Sekiguchi
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
1972
as Gômune Jindaiyu
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