Sōjirō Motoki
Sōjirō Motoki was a Japanese filmmaker who served primarily as a film producer, but also as a writer and director. He was most famous for producing several films for Akira Kurosawa, including Seven Samurai, Ikiru and Throne of Blood. He also produced films for other directors, including Mikio Naruse, for whom he produced Spring Awakens and Battle of Roses, and Kazuo Mori, for whom he produced Vendetta for a Samurai.
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Sōjirō Motoki
- Name
- Sōjirō Motoki
- Born
- 19 June 1914
- Birthplace
- Shinbashi, Tokyo, Japan
- Died
- 21 May 1977
- Place of death
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Film producer, screenwriter, film director
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Education
- Waseda University
- Languages
- Japanese
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Besides the films he is credited with producing, Motoki also had an influence on other Kurosawa films. For example, he was involved in the production of Rashomon. Motoki sent the letter to screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto inviting him to help expand the script of Rashomon. During the late 1940s, Motoki joined with directors Kurosawa, Senkichi Taniguchi and Kajiro Yamamoto (eventually joined by Naruse as well) to form a short-lived independent production company, the Motion Picture Art Association, which was responsible for such films as Rashomon, The Quiet Duel and Stray Dog.
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• Name — Sōjirō Motoki • Born — 19 June 1914 • Birthplace — Shinbashi, Tokyo, Japan • Died — 21 May 1977 • Place of death — Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Film producer, screenwriter, film director • Years Active — 1938–1977
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Sōjirō Motoki (1914 – 1977) is described as a film director, film producer and screenwriter in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Sōjirō Motoki was born in 1914. Sōjirō Motoki died in 1977.
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- 1.IMDb. Sôjirô Motoki.
- 2.IMDb. The Sands of Kurobe.
- 3.Hashimoto, S. Compound Cinematics: Akira Kurosawa and I. Vertical. 2015. 9781939130587.
- 4.Nogami, T. Waiting on the Weather: Making Movies with Akira Kurosawa. Stone Bridge Press. 67, 74. 2006. 9781933330099.
- 5.Anderson, J.L., Richie, D. The Japanese Film: Art and Industry. Princeton University Press. 237. 1982. 9780691007922.
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