HDZone
AI

So Yamamura

Acting

Born: 1910-02-24
Died: 2000-05-26
From: Tenri, Nara, Japan
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Hirosada Koga山村聡山村聰Со Ямамура山村聪Soh YamamuraSou YamamuraSatoru Yamamura

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.

Awards & Nominations5 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Medal with Purple Ribbon

1977
🏆 Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actor

1962
🏆 Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Newcomer

The Black Current

1955
🏆 Won

Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor

1951
🏆 Won

Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

Acting177 titles

Musume to watashi
10.0
Movie

Musume to watashi

1962Drama
Gonin no totsugeki tai
10.0
Movie

Gonin no totsugeki tai

1961Action
The Doctor
10.0
Movie

The Doctor

1955Drama
The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4
10.0
Movie

The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4

1961Comedy
The Black Current
10.0
Movie

The Black Current

1954Drama
Professional Killers – Assignment by Night
10.0
Movie

Professional Killers – Assignment by Night

1974Action
Ghost Story of Youth
10.0
Movie

Ghost Story of Youth

1955Drama
Their Legacy
10.0
Movie

Their Legacy

1962Drama
Kirare no Senta
10.0
Movie

Kirare no Senta

1949Drama
If Indeed One Loves
10.0
Movie

If Indeed One Loves

1955Drama
Karatachi no hana
10.0
Movie

Karatachi no hana

1954Drama
Frame of Snow
10.0
Movie

Frame of Snow

1955Romance
ザ・ハングマン
10.0
Series

ザ・ハングマン

1980 - ...Drama
Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest
10.0
Series

Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest

1982 - ...Drama
Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry
9.3
Movie

Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry

1973Drama
Kin no tamago: Golden Girl
9.0
Movie

Kin no tamago: Golden Girl

1952Drama
Jigoku bana
9.0
Movie

Jigoku bana

1957Drama
Born in Sin
9.0
Movie

Born in Sin

1962Drama
Glory on the Summit
9.0
Movie

Glory on the Summit

1962Drama
Across the Darkness
9.0
Movie

Across the Darkness

1959Action
Netsuai sha
9.0
Movie

Netsuai sha

1961Drama
Oka wa hanazakari
9.0
Movie

Oka wa hanazakari

1952Drama
The Cannery Boat
8.5
Movie

The Cannery Boat

1953Drama
The Retreat from Kiska
8.5
Movie

The Retreat from Kiska

1965Drama
Tokyo Story
8.2
Movie

Tokyo Story

1953Drama
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
8.1
Movie

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959Action
Victory and Defeat
8.0
Movie

Victory and Defeat

1960Drama
Who Will Judge Me?
8.0
Movie

Who Will Judge Me?

1951Drama
Star of Hong Kong
8.0
Movie

Star of Hong Kong

1962Romance
Hole in One
8.0
Movie

Hole in One

1957Comedy
The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
8.0
Movie

The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

1962Action
Life of a Country Doctor
8.0
Movie

Life of a Country Doctor

1960Drama
Professional Killers
8.0
Movie

Professional Killers

1973Drama
Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2
8.0
Movie

Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2

1959Action
The Woman Who Touched the Legs
8.0
Movie

The Woman Who Touched the Legs

1952Comedy
An Eagle Eyed Lord
8.0
Movie

An Eagle Eyed Lord

1961Drama
Roar and Earth
8.0
Movie

Roar and Earth

1957Drama
Homecoming
8.0
Movie

Homecoming

1950Drama
Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord
8.0
Movie

Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord

1959Drama
お月様には悪いけど
8.0
Movie

お月様には悪いけど

1954Drama
Professional Killers
8.0
Series

Professional Killers

1972-1973Drama
Miniature
7.8
Movie

Miniature

1953Drama
Epitaph to My Love
7.8
Movie

Epitaph to My Love

1961Drama
Tokyo Twilight
7.7
Movie

Tokyo Twilight

1957Drama
The Yagyu Conspiracy
7.7
Series

The Yagyu Conspiracy

1978 - ...Drama
Early Spring
7.5
Movie

Early Spring

1956Drama
Repast
7.5
Movie

Repast

1951Drama
Shag
7.5
Movie

Shag

1978Thriller
The Militarists
7.5
Movie

The Militarists

1970Drama
Ditch
7.5
Movie

Ditch

1954Drama
A Woman in the Typhoon Area
7.5
Movie

A Woman in the Typhoon Area

1948Thriller
A Geisha's Diary
7.5
Movie

A Geisha's Diary

1961Drama
Sound of the Mountain
7.4
Movie

Sound of the Mountain

1954Drama
The 47 Masterless Samurai
7.4
Movie

The 47 Masterless Samurai

1959Drama
Japan's Longest Day
7.3
Movie

Japan's Longest Day

1967Drama
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
7.3
Movie

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

1972Action
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.2
Movie

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970Action
Antarctica
7.2
Movie

Antarctica

1983Drama
The Inheritance
7.2
Movie

The Inheritance

1962Drama
The Munekata Sisters
7.1
Movie

The Munekata Sisters

1950Drama
Burden of Love
7.1
Movie

Burden of Love

1955Comedy
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
7.0
Movie

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

1991Action
The Love of the Actress Sumako
7.0
Movie

The Love of the Actress Sumako

1947Drama
A Public Benefactor
7.0
Movie

A Public Benefactor

1964Drama
Nemuri Kyōshirō
7.0
Movie

Nemuri Kyōshirō

1989Action
Till We Meet Again
7.0
Movie

Till We Meet Again

1955Drama
My Wonderful Yellow Car
7.0
Movie

My Wonderful Yellow Car

1953Drama
A Second Life
7.0
Movie

A Second Life

1948Drama
Tsukigata Hanpeita
7.0
Movie

Tsukigata Hanpeita

1956Action
Hell's Juggler
7.0
Movie

Hell's Juggler

1961Drama
Haitoku no mesu
7.0
Movie

Haitoku no mesu

1961Drama
日本敗れず
7.0
Movie

日本敗れず

1954Action
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance
6.9
Movie

Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance

1963Action
Darkness at Noon
6.9
Movie

Darkness at Noon

1956Thriller
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
6.7
Movie

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

1955Romance
Diary of a Mad Old Man
6.7
Movie

Diary of a Mad Old Man

1962Drama
Portrait of Madame Yuki
6.7
Movie

Portrait of Madame Yuki

1950Drama
The Last War
6.6
Movie

The Last War

1961Drama
Akitsu Hot Springs
6.6
Movie

Akitsu Hot Springs

1962Romance
Night Butterflies
6.5
Movie

Night Butterflies

1957Drama
The Sand City in Manchuria
6.5
Movie

The Sand City in Manchuria

1960Drama
Dancing Girl
6.4
Movie

Dancing Girl

1951Drama
An Inlet of Muddy Water
6.3
Movie

An Inlet of Muddy Water

1953Drama
Okuni and Gohei
6.3
Movie

Okuni and Gohei

1952Drama
The Orphan Brother
6.3
Anime Movie

The Orphan Brother

1961Drama
The Harbor Lights
6.3
Movie

The Harbor Lights

1961Drama
The Lady of Musashino
6.2
Movie

The Lady of Musashino

1951Drama
Main Line to Terror
6.2
Movie

Main Line to Terror

1975Drama
Typhoon Over Nagasaki
6.2
Movie

Typhoon Over Nagasaki

1957Drama
Gung Ho
6.1
Movie

Gung Ho

1986Comedy
Little Peach
6.1
Movie

Little Peach

1958Drama
A Flame at the Pier
6.1
Movie

A Flame at the Pier

1962Drama
The Barbarian and the Geisha
6.0
Movie

The Barbarian and the Geisha

1958Drama
Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
6.0
Movie

Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

1980Action
The Second Is a Christian
6.0
Movie

The Second Is a Christian

1985Comedy
Deep River Melody
6.0
Movie

Deep River Melody

1960Romance
Detective Duel
6.0
Movie

Detective Duel

1958Drama
Whirlwind Magistrate
6.0
Movie

Whirlwind Magistrate

1959Action
Ninja Assassins
6.0
Movie

Ninja Assassins

1960Action
When It Rains, It Pours
6.0
Movie

When It Rains, It Pours

1957Drama
Hibari no komoriuta
6.0
Movie

Hibari no komoriuta

1951Comedy
Pearl
6.0
Series

Pearl

1978Drama
Prophecies of Nostradamus
5.9
Movie

Prophecies of Nostradamus

1974Drama
The School of Flesh
5.8
Movie

The School of Flesh

1965Drama
With Beauty and Sorrow
5.7
Movie

With Beauty and Sorrow

1965Romance
Gang Loyalty and Vengeance
5.7
Movie

Gang Loyalty and Vengeance

1963Thriller
White Beast
5.6
Movie

White Beast

1950Drama
Tokyo Bordello
5.6
Movie

Tokyo Bordello

1987Drama
The Ataka Family
5.5
Movie

The Ataka Family

1952Drama
The Purple Hood
5.4
Movie

The Purple Hood

1958Action
Miki, the Swordman
5.0
Movie

Miki, the Swordman

1951Action
Modern People
3.3
Movie

Modern People

1952Drama
The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S
2.5
Movie

The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S

1982Drama
Striving to Live
0
Movie

Striving to Live

1955Drama
Yume de aritai
0
Movie

Yume de aritai

1962Drama
Police Precinct Part 14
0
Movie

Police Precinct Part 14

1960Thriller
Riverside Fish Market Empire
0
Movie

Riverside Fish Market Empire

1952Drama
Duel in the Sun
0
Movie

Duel in the Sun

1950Drama
Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog
0
Movie

Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog

1950Drama
The Estuary
0
Movie

The Estuary

1961Drama
Hell's Companion
0
Movie

Hell's Companion

1959Drama
Oban kanketsu hen
0
Movie

Oban kanketsu hen

1958Comedy
あの空の果てに星はまたたく
0
Movie

あの空の果てに星はまたたく

1962Drama
Kanei Command Performance
0
Movie

Kanei Command Performance

1983Action
Love's Family Tree
0
Movie

Love's Family Tree

1961Drama
Kagebōshi
0
Movie

Kagebōshi

1950Drama
Passion Fire
0
Movie

Passion Fire

1952Drama
Women of Tokyo
0
Movie

Women of Tokyo

1961Drama
Records of loyal vassals
0
Movie

Records of loyal vassals

1962Drama
Murahachibu
0
Movie

Murahachibu

1953Drama
白磁の人
0
Movie

白磁の人

1957Drama
Hahakogusa
0
Movie

Hahakogusa

1959Drama
Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi
0
Movie

Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi

1956Drama
A Roaring Trade
0
Movie

A Roaring Trade

1962Drama
Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan
0
Movie

Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

1992Drama
The Wind Blows Twice
0
Movie

The Wind Blows Twice

1952Drama
Yūkyō no mure
0
Movie

Yūkyō no mure

1948Drama
With Songs in My Heart
0
Movie

With Songs in My Heart

1958Drama
Sister with Sister
0
Movie

Sister with Sister

1958Comedy
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
0
Movie

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

1961Drama
Drunkard's Paradise
0
Movie

Drunkard's Paradise

1962Drama
Seven Masks of Revenge
0
Movie

Seven Masks of Revenge

1955Thriller
The Bastards of Lawless Town
0
Movie

The Bastards of Lawless Town

1959Drama
Tange Sazen
0
Movie

Tange Sazen

1990Drama
The White Orchid
0
Movie

The White Orchid

1951Drama
As Long as I Live
0
Movie

As Long as I Live

1946Drama
Love and Duty
0
Movie

Love and Duty

1954Drama
Rumba of Passion
0
Movie

Rumba of Passion

1950Drama
Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu
0
Movie

Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu

1950Drama
Ganpeki
0
Movie

Ganpeki

1953Drama
A Young Samurai
0
Movie

A Young Samurai

1955Drama
Ryuji, the Gun Slinger
0
Movie

Ryuji, the Gun Slinger

1960Drama
続べらんめぇ芸者
0
Movie

続べらんめぇ芸者

1960Comedy
Ano hito wa ima
0
Movie

Ano hito wa ima

1963Drama
At the Side of the Bridge 3
0
Movie

At the Side of the Bridge 3

1963Drama
Summer in Eclipse
0
Movie

Summer in Eclipse

1956Drama
His Pistol is Hell
0
Movie

His Pistol is Hell

1958Action
Going West: to the West
0
Movie

Going West: to the West

1997Drama
A Woman's Fight
0
Movie

A Woman's Fight

1949Drama
Daybreak Chorus
0
Movie

Daybreak Chorus

1963Drama
美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋
0
Movie

美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋

1955Drama
恐怖の空中殺人
0
Movie

恐怖の空中殺人

1956Drama
Yagyu Abaretabi
0
Movie

Yagyu Abaretabi

1980Drama
The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades
0
Movie

The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades

1990Action
The Silent Murder
0
Movie

The Silent Murder

1959Thriller
The House Where Flowers Bloom
0
Movie

The House Where Flowers Bloom

1963Romance
The Chieko Story
0
Movie

The Chieko Story

1957Drama
First Love Story
0
Movie

First Love Story

1957Drama
A Meeting of Youths
0
Movie

A Meeting of Youths

1952Drama
Autumn Interlude
0
Movie

Autumn Interlude

1954Drama
Mama's Diary
0
Movie

Mama's Diary

1954Drama
Gendai Mushuku
0
Movie

Gendai Mushuku

1958Drama
Haru no Sakamichi
0
Series

Haru no Sakamichi

1971Drama
Ningen no Shōmei
0
Series

Ningen no Shōmei

1978Thriller
Yagyu's Secret Quest
0
Series

Yagyu's Secret Quest

1980-1981Drama
Hijo no License
0
Series

Hijo no License

1973-1974Thriller
Tasukenin Hashiru
0
Series

Tasukenin Hashiru

1973 - ...Action

Directing6 titles

The Doctor
10.0
Movie

The Doctor

1955Drama
The Black Current
10.0
Movie

The Black Current

1954Drama
The Cannery Boat
8.5
Movie

The Cannery Boat

1953Drama
Deep River Melody
6.0
Movie

Deep River Melody

1960Romance
Hahakogusa
0
Movie

Hahakogusa

1959Drama
Kashima-nada no onna
0
Movie

Kashima-nada no onna

1959Drama

Writing2 titles

The Doctor
10.0
Movie

The Doctor

1955Drama
The Cannery Boat
8.5
Movie

The Cannery Boat

1953Drama