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So Yamamura

Born 1910-02-24

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.

Known for

Tokyo Story 1953 · 8.1 Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970 · 7.5 Gung Ho 1986 · 6.3 The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 1959 · 8.5 Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991 · 6.5 Tokyo Twilight 1957 · 8.0 Early Spring 1956 · 7.7 The Barbarian and the Geisha 1958 · 5.7 Sound of the Mountain 1954 · 7.7 Antarctica 1983 · 7.6 The Munekata Sisters 1950 · 7.3 Akitsu Springs 1962 · 7.2 Japan's Longest Day 1967 · 7.7 The Inheritance 1962 · 7.4 With Beauty and Sorrow 1965 · 6.7 Women Are Born Twice 1961 · 7.3