ACTOR · FROM TENRI, JAPAN
So Yamamura
1910–2000197 credits since 1946
MelancholicBittersweetPeriod pieceLoveFamily
ABOUT SO
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born24 February 1910
Died26 May 2000
BirthplaceTenri, Japan
Known forActing
On Cineora32 of 192 titles
Known for
The titles people know So from.
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IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 32
- Average IMDb
- 7.1
- Highest rated
- The Human Condition I: No Greater LoveIMDb 8.5
- Working since
- 1946
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1990s
5 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average
as Shogo Kawahara
Movieas Prime Minister
as Yagyu Munenori
The 1980s
12 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Isaburo Okura
Movieas Mr. Sakamoto
as Nakatsugawa
Movieas Iwakiri Sencho
as Yagyu Munenori · 26 episodes
The 1970s
16 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
as Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited) · 2 episodes
as Yagyu Munenori · 39 episodes
13 episodes
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Movieas Prime Minister Kuroki
as Hanemon(Otowaya)
36 episodes
The 1960s
52 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average
Movieas Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
as Kawashima
Movieas Toshio Ôki
as Yoshirô Takaoka
as Kappei Arima
as Shingo Koide
as Tachibana
The 1950s
97 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
as Takazawa
as Mr. Fujiki
Movieas Okishima
The 1940s
9 titles
as Kijima
A Woman Who Convicts Men
Not on Cineora
as Hôgetsu Shimamura
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in So’s titles.
Chishū RyūTokyo Story, Tokyo Twilight and 4 more
Haruko SugimuraTokyo Story, Tokyo Twilight and 4 more
Mikio NaruseDirector · Sound of the Mountain, Repast and 4 more
Ken UeharaSound of the Mountain, Repast and 3 more
Eijirō TōnoTokyo Story, Tora! Tora! Tora! and 3 more
Masao TamaiCinematographer · Sound of the Mountain, Repast and 3 more
Setsuko HaraTokyo Story, Tokyo Twilight and 2 more
Yasujirō Ozu
