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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Seven Samurai
Ikiru
Throne of Blood
Stray Dog
Drunken Angel
The Lower Depths
I Live in Fear
The Quiet Duel
Scandal
One Wonderful Sunday
Vendetta of a Samurai
The Eagle of the Pacific
Once More
Spring Awakens
The Blue Pearl
Jirocho's Home-Coming
Her Captive Gamblers
Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow
Jirocho, the Hunted
Who Knows a Woman's Heart
Jirocho's New Year
Those Who Make Tomorrow
Devil's Gold
Escape from Prison
The Black Fury
Elegy
A Man Among Men
These Foolish Times
Last of the Wild Ones
Life Is like a Somersault
The Underworld
Jirocho in Disgrace
Pirates
An Enemy of the People
Jirocho Begins His Roving Life
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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. As a writer, he provided the story for Kei Kumai's 1968 film The Sands of Kurobe, starring Kurosawa favorite Toshiro Mifune.
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