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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
The Love of the Actress Sumako
as Hôgetsu Shimamura
Tokyo Story
as Koichi Hirayama
Gung Ho
as Mr. Sakamoto
Tora! Tora! Tora!
as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
as Prime Minister
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
as Okishima
Tokyo Twilight
as Seki Sekiguchi
The Lady of Musashino
as Eiji Ono
Princess Yang Kwei Fei
as An Lushan
Japan's Longest Day
as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
