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Sô Yamamura(1910-2000)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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Sô Yamamura was born on 24 February 1910 in Tenri, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Kuroi ushio (1954) and Gung Ho (1986). He was married to Yuriko Yamamura. 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, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.5
  • Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
  • 1970
Kuroi ushio
7.1
  • Actor
  • 1954
Michael Keaton, George Wendt, Rodney Kageyama, and Gedde Watanabe in Gung Ho (1986)
Gung Ho
6.3
  • Mr. Sakamoto(as Soh Yamamura)
  • 1986
Sound of the Mountain (1954)
Sound of the Mountain
7.7
  • Shingo Ogata
  • 1954

Credits

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Actor



  • Fujita Makoto no Tange Sazen
    TV Mini Series
    • Shôgun Yoshimune
    • 1990–1994
  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
    Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
    6.5
    • Prime Minister
    • 1991
  • Satsui no sasayaki
    TV Movie
    • 1990
  • Nemuri Kyôshirô (1989)
    Nemuri Kyôshirô
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Takebe Senjuro
    • 1989
  • Kyôtarô Nishimura's Travel Mystery 15
    TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Code Name Black Cat o oe (1987)
    Code Name Black Cat o oe
    • Superintendent Supervisor Amano
    • 1987
  • Tokyo Bordello (1987)
    Tokyo Bordello
    6.4
    • Isaburo Okura
    • 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
    5.9
    • Yukichi Nakatsugawa
    • 1985
  • Kanei Command Performance
    TV Movie
    • Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
    • 1983
  • Kansai Terebi kaikyoku 25 shûnenkinen bangumi: Yoshida Shigeru (1983)
    Kansai Terebi kaikyoku 25 shûnenkinen bangumi: Yoshida Shigeru
    TV Movie
    • Ichiro Hatoyama
    • 1983
  • Takeshi Kusaka, Shigeru Kôyama, Masako Natsume, Keiko Oginome, Eiji Okada, Ken Takakura, Tsunehiko Watase, and Sô Yamamura in Antarctica (1983)
    Antarctica
    7.6
    • Iwakiri Sencho
    • 1983
  • Ulin Monogatari - Jemin Y To S (1983)
    Ulin Monogatari - Jemin Y To S
    • Bunsaemon (as Sou Yamamura)
    • 1983
  • Yagyû Jûbei Abaretabi (1982)
    Yagyû Jûbei Abaretabi
    9.1
    TV Series
    • Yagyû Tajima-no-Kami Munenori (as Sou Yamamura)
    • 1982–1983
  • Yagyû Abaretabi (1980)
    Yagyû Abaretabi
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Yagyû Tajima-no-Kami Munenori (as Sou Yamamura)
    • 1980–1981

Director



  • Deep River Melody
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Maidens of Kashima Sea
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Hahakogusa
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Sara no hana no toge (1955)
    Sara no hana no toge
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Kuroi ushio
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Masayuki Mori and Sô Yamamura in Kanikôsen (1953)
    Kanikôsen
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1953

Writer



  • Masayuki Mori and Sô Yamamura in Kanikôsen (1953)
    Kanikôsen
    6.7
    • writer
    • 1953

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

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