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So Yamamura (山村聰, Yamamura Sō, 24 February 1910 – 26 May 2000) was a Japanese actor and film director.[1] He was also known by the name Satoshi Yamamura, while his actual birth name is Koga Hirosada. Yamamura graduated from University of Tokyo.[2] In 1942, Yamamura and Isao Yamagata formed the Bunkaza Theatre Company.[3]

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

He began his career as a screen actor in 1946[2] and appeared in more than 110 films between 1947 and 1991. In 1953, he debuted as a director with his film Kanikōsen[2] and directed other three films. Yamamura was introduced to Western audiences in the 1958 film The Barbarian and the Geisha.[2] 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,[2] the CEO of Assan Motors in Gung Ho.

Yamamura appeared in a lot of jidaigeki television dramas. He played the role of Tokugawa Ieyasu in the taiga drama Haru no Sakamichi in 1971.[4] His major historical roles were Yagyū Munenori in the 1978 The Yagyu Conspiracy and Hoshina Masayuki in the 1980 Shadow Warriors.[5] In addition to historical parts, he appeared in fictional series. He portrayed as Otowaya Hanemon in the Hissatsu series Hissatsu Shikakenin, he reprised the character in the film series later.[2]

Selected filmography

Films

Television

• Haru no Sakamichi (1971) - Tokugawa Ieyasu
• Hissatsu Shikakenin (1972) - Otowaya Hanemon
• The Water Margin (1973) - Lu Junyi
• Tasukenin Hashiru (1973–1974) - Seibei
• Karei-naru Ichizoku (1974–75) - Daisuke Manpyo[6]
• The Yagyu Conspiracy (1978) - Yagyū Munenori
• Akō Rōshi (1979) - Chisaka Hyōbu
• Hattori Hanzō:Kage no Gundan (1980) - Hoshina Masayuki
• Yagyu Abaretabi (1980–81) - Yagyū Munenori
• Yagyu Jyubei Abaretabi (1982–83) - Yagyū Munenori
• Ōoku (1983) - Arai Hakuseki
• Seibu Keisatsu partIII Daimon sisu Otokotachiyo Eienni (1984) (Final episode)- Saeki
• Tsūkai! Kōchiyama Sōshun (????) - Mizuno Tadakuni

Honours

• Medal with Purple Ribbon (1977)
• Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Class, Gold Rays with Rosette (1983)

References

External links

• So Yamamura at IMDb

На других языках

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[ru] Ямамура, Со

Со Ямамура (яп. 山村 聰 Ямамура Со:), также Сатоси Ямамура (яп. 山村 聡 Ямамура Сатоси), настоящее имя Хиросада Кога (古賀 寛定, 24 февраля 1910 года, Тэнри, префектура Нара — 26 мая 2000 года, Токио) — японский актёр театра, кино и телевидения, также режиссёр нескольких фильмов. Лауреат ряда кинематографических премий за лучшую мужскую роль (первого и второго плана) и режиссёрский дебют, а также нескольких государственных наград.

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