Sō Yamamura

Born:February 24, 1910

Place of Birth:Tenri, Japan

Died:May 26, 2000

Known For:Acting

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! Tora! Tora!, and of Mr. Sakamoto, the CEO of Assan Motors in Gung Ho.

Images

Sō Yamamura

Filmography

Acting

icon
icon

Tokyo Story

Koichi Hirayama

1953

icon
icon

Early Spring

Yutaka Kawai

1956

icon
icon

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

1970

Production