Biography
Sōjirō Motoki (1914–1977) was a Japanese film producer, screenwriter and director. He produced several of Akira Kurosawa’s films, including Seven Samurai (1954), Ikiru (1952), Throne of Blood (1957), Stray Dog (1949) and Drunken Angel (1948).
In the late 1940s Motoki co-founded the short-lived independent production company the Motion Picture Art Association with Kurosawa and directors including Kajirō Yamamoto and Senkichi Taniguchi. The company produced films such as Rashomon (1950), The Quiet Duel (1949) and Stray Dog (1949). He also produced work for Mikio Naruse and wrote the story for The Sands of Kurobe (1968). Later he directed numerous films under pseudonyms including Takeo Takagi and Keiichi Kishimoto.
