

Sō Yamamura
Acting
February 24, 1910
Tenri, Japan
May 26, 2000
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.
The Filmography


Epitaph to My Love

Deep River Melody

The Sand City in Manchuria

Ninja Assassins

Whirlwind Magistrate

The 47 Masterless Samurai

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Barbarian and the Geisha

Little Peach

Roar and Earth

Hole in One

When It Rains, It Pours

Tokyo Twilight

Night Butterflies

Tsukigata Hanpeita

Early Spring

Till We Meet Again

Princess Yang Kwei-fei
