Sō Yamamura

Koga Hirosada
So Yamamura and Setsuko Hara from the 1954 Japanese film Sound of the Mountain
Born	(1910-02-24)24 February 1910 Tenri, Japan
Died	26 May 2000(2000-05-26) (aged 90) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1936-1991

So 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.