Sōjirō Motoki
Japanese film producer and film director (1914-1977) · Japan · On the map · Directors · Died at 62
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.
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The UnderworldFilm, Producer1955
A Man Among MenFilm, Producer1954
Jirocho in DisgraceFilm, Producer1953
Her Captive GamblersFilm, Producer1952
IkiruFilm, Producer1951
ElegyFilm, Producer1949
Kaze no koFilm, Producer1948
Drunken AngelFilm, Producer1947
Once MoreFilm, Producer1946
An Enemy of the PeopleFilm, Producer1914Born19 June 1914People around Sōjirō
Close ties
Akira Kurosawa Also in One Wonderful Sunday and Drunken Angel
Toshiro Mifune Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai (1956)
Takashi Shimura Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai and Ikiru
Minoru Chiaki Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai and Ikiru
Kajirō Yamamoto Also in Those Who Make Tomorrow (1946)
Isao Kimura Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai (1965)
Seiji Miyaguchi Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai and Ikiru
Noriko Honma Sōjirō produced Ikiru and Stray Dog
Daisuke Katō Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai (1954)
Eijirō Tōno Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai and Stray Dog
Ichirō Sugai Sōjirō produced Stray Dog (1963)- Shinobu Hashimoto Also in Ikiru and The Eagle of the Pacific
Yoshio Inaba Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai (1965)
Hideo Oguni Also in Ikiru and Seven Samurai
Ryūzō Kikushima Also in Stray Dog, Scandal and A Man Among Men
Ishirō Honda Sōjirō produced Stray Dog (1963)
Isuzu Yamada Sōjirō produced Throne of Blood (1957)
Yoshio Tsuchiya Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai (1965)
Yukiko Shimazaki Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai (1954)
Haruo Nakajima Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai (1965)
Tadashi Imai Also in An Enemy of the People (1946)
Akira Kubo Sōjirō produced Throne of Blood (1957)
Senkichi Taniguchi Also in The Quiet Duel and Devil's Gold
Isao Yamagata Sōjirō produced Seven Samurai (1954)
Known for
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Seven Samurai 1954
Ikiru 1952
Throne of Blood 1957
Stray Dog 1949
Drunken Angel 1948
Filmography 40
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About this person
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. As a writer, he provided the story for Kei Kumai's 1968 film The Sands of Kurobe, starring Kurosawa favorite Toshiro Mifune.
