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Sō Yamamura
Acting
Born: February 24, 1910
Tenri, Japan
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.
Known For

Tokyo Story
as Koichi Hirayama

The Love of the Actress Sumako
as Hôgetsu Shimamura

Early Spring
as Yutaka Kawai

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
as An Lushan

Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Okishima

Tokyo Twilight
as Seki Sekiguchi

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Prime Minister

Japan's Longest Day
as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril
as Gômune Jindaiyu