Sōjirō Motoki (本木 荘二郎, Motoki Sōjirō) 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. 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 invi...
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