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Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Actor · Died May 26, 2000, aged 90 · Tenri, Nara, Japan

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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Born
February 24, 1910
Died
May 26, 2000 (aged 90)
From
Tenri, Nara, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 191 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 5% in 30 days

What are Sō Yamamura's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 96th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Survival
17%
Morality
16%
Society
15%
Power
15%
Self
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 7 · Dark 6

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 10 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 8 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 10 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 4 of 6 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
4 of 6
Hero
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
10
Tense
6
Bittersweet
5
Dread
4
Warm
4
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sō Yamamura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Criterion Channel (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sō Yamamura's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

191 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Going West: to the West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Shogo Kawahara

  • Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah(1991)

    as Prime Minister

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Yagyu Code 2: Fifty Blades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Yagyu Munenori

  • Tange Sazen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Nemuri Kyōshirō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Bordello(1987)

    as Isaburo Okura

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Gung Ho(1986)

    as Mr. Sakamoto

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Second Is a Christian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Nakatsugawa

  • Kanei Command Performance(1983)

    Actor

  • Antarctica(1983)

    as Iwakiri Sencho

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Mysterious Gemini • Y&S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Yagyu Jubei Secret Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 26 episodes · as Yagyu Munenori

  • ザ・ハングマン (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 23 episodes · Actor

  • Yagyu Abaretabi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Actor

  • Yagyu's Secret Quest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 51 episodes · as Yagyu Munenori

  • Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Masayuki Hoshina

  • Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Admiral Nagumo, commander of Japanese attack force (uncredited)

  • The Yagyu Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 39 episodes · as Yagyu Munenori

  • Shag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Ningen no Shōmei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Main Line to Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • Prophecies of Nostradamus(1974)

    as Prime Minister Kuroki

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Professional Killers – Assignment by Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Hanemon(Otowaya)

  • Tasukenin Hashiru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 36 episodes · Actor

  • Professional Killers – Assassin's Quarry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Hanemon(Otowaya)

  • Professional Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Hanemon(Otowaya)

  • Hijo no License (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 64 episodes · as 矢部

  • Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril(1972)

    as Gômune Jindaiyu

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Professional Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 33 episodes · as Hanemon Otowaya

  • Haru no Sakamichi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 52 episodes · as Tokugawa Ieyasu

  • The Militarists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Mitsumasa Yonai

  • Tora! Tora! Tora!(1970)

    as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Japan's Longest Day(1967)

    as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Retreat from Kiska (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Kawashima

  • With Beauty and Sorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Toshio Ôki

  • The School of Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Actor

  • Ane to imôto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Yoshirô Takaoka

  • A Public Benefactor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Kappei Arima

  • Daybreak Chorus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Shingo Koide

  • Gang Loyalty and Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Tachibana

  • Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Mitsuhide

  • The House Where Flowers Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Ano hito wa ima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • At the Side of the Bridge 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Born in Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Diary of a Mad Old Man(1962)

    as Tokusuke Rôjin

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • A Flame at the Pier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Records of loyal vassals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Glory on the Summit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Star of Hong Kong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Gentaro Sugimoto

  • Akitsu Hot Springs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Mikami

  • Ano sora no hate ni hoshi wa matataku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Kojiro Yamaguchi

  • The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Taiwan Army Chief of Staff

  • Musume to watashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • The Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Senzô

  • Drunkard's Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Yume de aritai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • A Roaring Trade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Their Legacy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Actor

  • Love's Family Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Last War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Prime Minister Masaki

  • The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Councilor Matsudaira Izu

  • Netsuai sha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Murai

  • Haitoku no mesu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Naoyuki Nishizawa

  • A Geisha's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kiyomasa Tsutsui

  • The Estuary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Orphan Brother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Fujiwara No Morozane (voice)

  • An Eagle Eyed Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Epitaph to My Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Kimura

  • Last-Ditch Glory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Samurai Hawk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Women of Tokyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Shoichi Kagami

  • The Harbor Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • I Am The Magician From Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha, Part 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Deep River Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Actor

  • The Sand City in Manchuria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Ishigami

  • Life of a Country Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Ninja Assassins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Police Precinct Part 14 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Maruyama

  • Victory and Defeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Kimpei Minegishi

  • Ryuji, the Gun Slinger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • The Prickly Mouthed Geisha Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • 続べらんめぇ芸者 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Across the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Takazawa

  • Kashima-nada no onna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • The Silent Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Sudden Attack of the Christian Lord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Hell's Companion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Hahakogusa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director · as Mr. Fujiki

  • Whirlwind Magistrate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Bastards of Lawless Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The 47 Masterless Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • The Human Condition I: No Greater Love(1959)

    as Okishima

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 1 and 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Actor

  • Sister with Sister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Michisuke Nishikata

  • The Purple Hood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • The Barbarian and the Geisha(1958)

    as Governor Tamura

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • With Songs in My Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Detective Duel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Oban kanketsu hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • His Pistol is Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Gendai Mushuku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Nonomiya Shin

  • Little Peach (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Heishiro Hirayama, the father

  • Roar and Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • First Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Shohei Ganmaru

  • Hole in One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Keikichi Shirasu

  • The Chieko Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Kotaro Takamura

  • Blooms of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • When It Rains, It Pours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Twilight(1957)

    as Seki Sekiguchi

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Night Butterflies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Ichiro Shirasawa

  • Typhoon Over Nagasaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Actor

  • Hakuji no hito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Zensuke, Kanako's father

  • 恐怖の空中殺人 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as 劉元章

  • Yonjū-hassai no teikō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Tsukigata Hanpeita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Katsura Kogoro

  • Summer in Eclipse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Kozo Mishima

  • Darkness at Noon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Yuji

  • Ma no kisetsu: Haru no mizuumi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Actor

  • Early Spring(1956)

    as Yutaka Kawai

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Doctor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • Seven Masks of Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • If Indeed One Loves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Gorô (segment 3)

  • Till We Meet Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Daisuke Kaji

  • Princess Yang Kwei-fei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as An Lushan

  • Ghost Story of Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Tetsuya, father of Chiharu

  • Frame of Snow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Amagiri (Yūko’s grandfather)

  • A Young Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • Burden of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Jozaburo Araki

  • Striving to Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • 美男お小姓　人斬り彦齋 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Actor

  • お月様には悪いけど (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as ヤーさん

  • Karatachi no hana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • 日本敗れず (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • The Black Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Director · Actor

  • Ditch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Love and Duty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Autumn Interlude (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Sotaro Fushimi, Setsuko's father

  • Mama's Diary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Actor

  • Sound of the Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Ogata Shingo

  • An Inlet of Muddy Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Story(1953)

    as Koichi Hirayama

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Cannery Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Director · Screenplay · as Matsuki

  • Ganpeki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • Miniature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Wakabayashi

  • Murahachibu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Actor

  • My Wonderful Yellow Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as The husband

  • Passion Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as 奥田金馬太郎

  • Oka wa hanazakari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Woman Who Touched the Legs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Yasukichi Sakaza

  • Modern People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Kon'na watashi ja nakatta ni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Ataka Family (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Kin no tamago: Golden Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Okuni and Gohei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Tomonojo

  • Riverside Fish Market Empire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Wind Blows Twice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Takayoshi Michihara

  • A Meeting of Youths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Haruki Eda

  • Gunrō no machi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Repast(1951)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Miki, the Swordman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Hirate Miki

  • Honoo no hada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Hibari no komoriuta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The Lady of Musashino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Eiji Ono

  • Dancing Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Yagi

  • Wagtail Tune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Who Will Judge Me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Freedom School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • The White Orchid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Actor

  • Rumba of Passion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Homecoming (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Tenpo Suikoden - Otone's Night Fog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Hirate (Sake brewer)

  • Portrait of Madame Yuki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Tateoka

  • Crossing the Flames of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • The Munekata Sisters(1950)

    as Ryosuke Mimura

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • White Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Song of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Duel in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Attorney

  • Haha tsubaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Zoku kagebōshi ryūkoaiutsutsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Actor

  • Kagebōshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as 小山田鉄心

  • Scarface Senta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • A Woman's Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Yūkyō no mure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • A Woman in the Typhoon Area (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Kijima

  • A Woman Who Convicts Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • A Second Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Love of the Actress Sumako (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Hôgetsu Shimamura

  • As Long as I Live (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 191 titles from 1946 to 1997; peak year 1962.

Biggest box office

Gung Ho (1986)

$37M worldwide

Highest rated

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

Film career

19461997

Peak 1962 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 2 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting190 of 191: 185 only acting, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndDirecting6 of 191: 1 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting2 of 191: 0 only writing, 2 with another role

191 titles, 5 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1940s8 · acting1950s98 · 97 acting · 5 crew1960s52 · 52 acting · 1 crew1970s16 · acting1980s12 · acting1990s5 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
505560

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Sō Yamamura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of the 16 of 17 with a score; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 16 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Prophecies of Nostradamus (1974)

72nd percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sō Yamamura's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 7 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sō Yamamura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sō Yamamura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chishū Ryū shares the most, 5.

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