SÅ jirÅ Motoki (本木 è ˜äºŒéƒŽ, Motoki SÅ jirÅ ) 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
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.
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.
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