Sōjirō Motoki

Producer

Sōjirō Motoki

Born June 19, 1914 in Minato, Tokyo, JapanDied May 21, 197755 films

Producer, director, and writer.

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Ikiru posterFirst watchIkiru19528.3The film that best shows what their work is like.Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Seven Samurai poster8.5Seven Samurai1954Throne of Blood poster7.9Throne of Blood1957Stray Dog poster7.6Stray Dog1949Drunken Angel poster7.6Drunken Angel1948I Live in Fear poster7.3I Live in Fear1955The Lower Depths poster7.1The Lower Depths1957The Quiet Duel poster7.3The Quiet Duel1949One Wonderful Sunday poster7.2One Wonderful Sunday1947

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Throne of Blood poster7.9Throne of Blood1957

Filmography

55 films
  1. 1971Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsuProducer
  2. 1968Sex DriveProducer
  3. 1967SecretsExecutive Producer
  4. 1966Niku no kusariExecutive Producer
  5. 1965Aiyoku no jû san kaidanExecutive Producer
  6. 1965Horny ExecExecutive Producer
  7. 1957The Lower DepthsProducer
  8. 1957Throne of BloodProducer
  9. 1956The Hoodlum and the Young MasterProducer
  10. 1956The UnderworldExecutive Producer
  11. 1955I Live in FearProducer
  12. 1955Three Brides for Three SonsProducer
  13. 1955School Girls in CostumeProducer
  14. 1955A Man Among MenProducer
  15. 1954The Black FuryProducer
  16. 1954Jirocho in DisgraceExecutive Producer
  17. 1954Last of the Wild OnesExecutive Producer
  18. 1954Seven SamuraiProducer
  19. 1954My Six Favorite Men — Speedy MenProducer
  20. 1954Jirocho's New YearExecutive Producer
  21. 1953Jirocho, the HuntedExecutive Producer
  22. 1953Jirocho Strikes a Daring BlowExecutive Producer
  23. 1953The Eagle of the PacificProducer
  24. 1953Jirocho's Home-ComingExecutive Producer
  25. 1953Her Captive GamblersExecutive Producer
  26. 1953Jirocho Begins His Roving LifeExecutive Producer
  27. 1952Town of Seven ColorsProducer
  28. 1952Jirocho Rises in FameExecutive Producer
  29. 1952IkiruProducer
  30. 1952The Wind Blows TwiceProducer
  31. 1952Vendetta of a SamuraiProducer
  32. 1951Who Knows a Woman's HeartProducer
  33. 1951The Blue PearlProducer
  34. 1951PiratesProducer
  35. 1951ElegyProducer
  36. 1950Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no makiProducer
  37. 1950Shinju fujin: Shojo no makiProducer
  38. 1950ScandalProducer
  39. 1950Devil's GoldProducer
  40. 1950Escape from PrisonProducer
  41. 1949Stray DogProducer
  42. 1949Delinquent GirlProducer
  43. 1949The Quiet DuelProducer
  44. 1949Kaze no koProducer
  45. 1948Drunken AngelProducer
  46. 1947Spring AwakensProducer
  47. 1947These Foolish TimesProducer
  48. 1947One Wonderful SundayProducer
  49. 1947Once MoreExecutive Producer
  50. 1947A Luxurious Ship for the BridegroomProducer
  51. 1946Life Is like a SomersaultProducer
  52. 1946BeautyProducer
  53. 1946Those Who Make TomorrowExecutive Producer
  54. 1946An Enemy of the PeopleProducer
  55. 1941A Man's Flower Road of TriumphProduction Coordinator