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.
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In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When...
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Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, ...
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Two Japanese scientists, Ushioda and Ochi, develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expeditio...
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The Futurians, time-travelers from the 23rd century, arrive in Japan to warn them of the nation's de...
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) | Prime Minister | 7.7 | |
| 2 | Gung Ho (1986) | Mr. Sakamoto | 7 | |
| 3 | Antarctica (1983) | Iwakiri Sencho | 7 | |
| 4 | Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972) | Gômune Jindaiyu | 7.3 | |
| 5 | Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) | Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto | 7 | |
| 6 | Japan's Longest Day (1967) | Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai | 5 | |
| 7 | The Retreat from Kiska (1965) | Kawashima | - | - |
| 8 | The Last War (1961) | Prime Minister Masaki | 2 | |
| 9 | The Orphan Brother (1961) | Fujiwara No Morozane (voice) | 3 | |
| 10 | The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) | Okishima | 6 | |
| 11 | Little Peach (1958) | Heishiro Hirayama, the father | 5 | |
| 12 | Tokyo Twilight (1957) | Seki Sekiguchi | 1 | |
| 13 | Darkness at Noon (1956) | Yuji | 4 | |
| 14 | My Wonderful Yellow Car (1953) | The husband | - | - |
| 15 | Tokyo Story (1953) | Koichi Hirayama | 7.2 | |
| 16 | An Inlet of Muddy Water (1953) | - | 4 | |
| 17 | Repast (1951) | - | - | - |
