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Sō Yamamura(1910-2000)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Sō Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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Sō Yamamura was born on 24 February 1910 in Tenri, Nara, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Kuroi ushio (1954) and Sound of the Mountain (1954). He was married to Yuriko Koga. He died on 26 May 2000 in Suginami, Tokyo, Japan.
BornFebruary 24, 1910
DiedMay 26, 2000(90)
BornFebruary 24, 1910
DiedMay 26, 2000(90)
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  • Awards
    • 7 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirō Tōno, James Whitmore, and Sō Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.5
  • Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto(as Sô Yamamura)
  • 1970
Kuroi ushio
7.1
  • Actor(as Sô Yamamura)
  • 1954
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
Sound of the Mountain
7.7
  • Shingo Ogata(as Sô Yamamura)
  • 1954
Michael Keaton, George Wendt, Rodney Kageyama, and Gedde Watanabe in Gung Ho (1986)
Gung Ho
6.3
  • Mr. Sakamoto(as Soh Yamamura)
  • 1986

Credits

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Actor

  • Fujita Makoto no Tange Sazen
    TV Mini Series
    • Shôgun Yoshimune (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1990–1994
  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
    Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
    6.5
    • Prime Minister (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1991
  • Satsui no sasayaki
    TV Movie
    • (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1990
  • Yagyû bugeichô: Yagyû Jûbei gojitsu hitokiri
    TV Movie
    • Yagyu Munenori (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1990
  • Nemuri Kyôshirô (1989)
    Nemuri Kyôshirô
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Takebe Senjuro (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1989
  • Kyôtarô Nishimura's Travel Mystery 15
    TV Movie
    • (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1989
  • Code Name Black Cat o oe (1987)
    Code Name Black Cat o oe
    • Superintendent Supervisor Amano (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1987
  • Tokyo Bordello (1987)
    Tokyo Bordello
    6.5
    • Isaburo Okura (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1987
  • Michael Keaton, George Wendt, Rodney Kageyama, and Gedde Watanabe in Gung Ho (1986)
    Gung Ho
    6.3
    • Mr. Sakamoto (as Soh Yamamura)
    • 1986
  • Etsuko Shihomi in The Second Is a Christian (1985)
    The Second Is a Christian
    5.8
    • Yukichi Nakatsugawa (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1985
  • Kanei Command Performance
    TV Movie
    • Yagyu Tajima-no-kami (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1983
  • Kansai Terebi kaikyoku 25 shûnenkinen bangumi: Yoshida Shigeru (1983)
    Kansai Terebi kaikyoku 25 shûnenkinen bangumi: Yoshida Shigeru
    TV Movie
    • Ichiro Hatoyama (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1983
  • Takeshi Kusaka, Shigeru Kôyama, Masako Natsume, Keiko Oginome, Eiji Okada, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, and Sō Yamamura in Antarctica (1983)
    Antarctica
    7.6
    • Iwakiri Sencho
    • 1983
  • Yagyû Jûbei Abaretabi (1982)
    Yagyû Jûbei Abaretabi
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Munenori (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1982–1983
  • Ulin Monogatari - Jemin Y To S (1983)
    Ulin Monogatari - Jemin Y To S
    • Bunsaemon
    • 1983

Director

  • Deep River Melody
    • Director (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1960
  • Maidens of Kashima Sea
    • Director (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1959
  • Hahakogusa
    • Director (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1959
  • Sara no hana no toge (1955)
    Sara no hana no toge
    • Director (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1955
  • Kuroi ushio
    7.1
    • Director (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1954
  • Masayuki Mori and Sō Yamamura in Kanikôsen (1953)
    Kanikôsen
    6.6
    • Director (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1953

Writer

  • Masayuki Mori and Sō Yamamura in Kanikôsen (1953)
    Kanikôsen
    6.6
    • writer (as Sô Yamamura)
    • 1953

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Soh Yamamura
  • Born
    • February 24, 1910
    • Tenri, Nara, Japan
  • Died
    • May 26, 2000
    • Suginami, Tokyo, Japan(myocardial infarction)
  • Spouse
    • Yuriko Koga? - May 26, 2000 (his death)
  • Parents
    • Chitoshi Koga
  • Relatives
      Sadao Koga(Grandparent)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Played Yagyu Tajima-no-kami Munenori in 2 films and 3 TV series.

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