Sojiro Motoki

Motoki Sojiro

  • Name: Motoki Sojiro
  • Native name: 本木荘二郎
  • Also Known as: もときそうじろう
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: June 19, 1914
  • Died: May 21, 1977
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.

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. Edit Biography
Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1955
Movie
7.3
1954
Movie
8.6
1945
Movie
0.0
Executive Producer
Year Title Type Rating
1952
Ikiru
Ikiru
Movie
8.2
1951
Movie
0.0
1951
Pirates
Pirates
Movie
2.0
1951
The Idiot
The Idiot
Movie
7.3
1951
Elegy
Elegy
Movie
2.0
1950
Movie
4.0
1950
Rashomon
Rashomon
Movie
8.0
1950
Scandal
Scandal
Movie
7.1
1949
Stray Dog
Stray Dog
Movie
7.7
1949
Bad Girl
Bad Girl
Movie
0.0
1949
Movie
7.5
1948
Movie
7.7
1947
Movie
7.4
1947
Movie
4.0
1947
Movie
2.0
1947
Movie
7.3
1947
Once More
Once More
Movie
6.0
1946
Movie
0.0
1946
Movie
0.0
1943
Movie
6.0
1943
Movie
0.0
1941
Movie
6.0
1940
Movie
0.0
1940
Movie
0.0
1940
Movie
0.0
1940
Movie
0.0
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
1952
Ikiru
Ikiru
Japanese Movie, 1952,
[Narrator - uncredited] (Support Role)
[Narrator - uncredited]
Support Role
8.2
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  • First Name: Sojiro
  • Family Name: Motoki
  • Native name: 本木荘二郎
  • Also Known as: もときそうじろう
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Male
  • Born: June 19, 1914
  • Died: May 21, 1977

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