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name: "Sōjirō Motoki"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sojiro-motoki"
fi1m_id: "sojiro-motoki"
imdb_id: "nm0609404"
tmdb_id: 20832
wikidata_id: "Q11520413"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "19 June 1914"
died: "21 May 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 92
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-25T07:47:36.221457+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Sōjirō Motoki

## Identity

Sōjirō Motoki

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sojiro-motoki
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sojiro-motoki
- **IMDb ID:** nm0609404
- **TMDB ID:** 20832
- **Wikidata ID:** Q11520413
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Djir%C5%8D_Motoki, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11520413, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609404/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20832

Producer. Born 19 June 1914 in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Died 21 May 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 19 June 1914, Minato, Tokyo, Japan
- **Died:** 21 May 1977
- **Active:** 1952–1957
- **Also known as:** Keiichi Kishimoto, 岸本恵一, Takeo Takagi, 高木丈夫, Junzo Fujimoto, 藤本潤三, Junji Fujimoto, 藤本潤二 , 本木庄二郎, 品川照二, Teruji Shinagawa, Tamizô Shibuya
- **Frequently works with:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://film.one/person/akira-kurosawa.md), [Hideo Oguni](https://film.one/person/hideo-oguni.md), [Shinobu Hashimoto](https://film.one/person/shinobu-hashimoto.md), [Takashi Shimura](https://film.one/person/takashi-shimura.md), [Toshirō Mifune](https://film.one/person/toshiro-mifune.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 92, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 92 to 87 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $105m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%8Djir%C5%8D_Motoki, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11520413, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0609404/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/20832

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Seven Samurai*](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md) (95), [*Ikiru*](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md) (92), [*Throne of Blood*](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md) (88)

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## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Throne of Blood* (1957), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md)
- *Seven Samurai* (1954), Fi1m 95, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md)
- *Ikiru* (1952), Fi1m 92, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md)

## Complete filmography (77)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Kôshoku joshi daisei: Agechaitai!* (1977), Director
- *金髪性感地帯* (1977), Director
- *Sukeban Maria* (1975), Director
- *Female Eroticist: Encyclopedia of Love Affairs* (1975), Director
- *Nozoki tengoku* (1974), Director
- *Get Your Kicks from Sex* (1973), Director
- *Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu* (1971), Producer
- *Nureta kusamura* (1970), Director
- *Sex Drive* (1968), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- *The Sands of Kurobe* (1968), Original Story
- *Joshi Gakusei: Shojo Asobi* (1968), Director
- *Secrets* (1967), Executive Producer
- *Onna no oku* (1966), Director
- *Ojoku no Onna* (1966), Director
- *Niku no kusari* (1966), Executive Producer, Director
- *Mashô no hitozuma* (1966), Director
- *Onna sanbyaku rokujû-go ya* (1966), Director
- *From the Flower and the Serpent, Bind to the Bones* (1966), Director
- *Aiyoku no jû san kaidan* (1965), Director, Executive Producer
- *Horny Exec* (1965), Director, Executive Producer
- *Irogonomi Sandogasa* (1965), Director
- *Three Seventeen Year Olds* (1964), Screenplay
- *Western Concubine* (1964), Director, Screenplay
- *Poisonous Caress* (1963), Writer, Director
- *Nikutai jiyū bōeki* (1962), Director
- *カックン超特急* (1959), Original Story
- *The Lower Depths* (1957), Producer
- *Throne of Blood* (1957), Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/throne-of-blood.md)
- *The Hoodlum and the Young Master* (1956), Producer
- *The Underworld* (1956), Executive Producer
- *I Live in Fear* (1955), Producer
- *Three Brides for Three Sons* (1955), Producer
- *School Girls in Costume* (1955), Producer
- *A Man Among Men* (1955), Producer
- *The Black Fury* (1954), Producer
- *Jirocho in Disgrace* (1954), Executive Producer
- *Last of the Wild Ones* (1954), Executive Producer
- *Seven Samurai* (1954), Producer — Fi1m 95, [page](https://film.one/film/seven-samurai.md)
- *My Six Favorite Men — Speedy Men* (1954), Producer
- *Jirocho's New Year* (1954), Executive Producer
- *Jirocho, the Hunted* (1953), Executive Producer
- *Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow* (1953), Executive Producer
- *The Eagle of the Pacific* (1953), Producer
- *Jirocho's Home-Coming* (1953), Executive Producer
- *Her Captive Gamblers* (1953), Executive Producer
- *Jirocho Begins His Roving Life* (1953), Executive Producer
- *Town of Seven Colors* (1952), Producer
- *Jirocho Rises in Fame* (1952), Executive Producer
- *Ikiru* (1952), as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) · Producer — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/ikiru.md)
- *Vendetta of a Samurai* (1952), Producer
- *Who Knows a Woman's Heart* (1951), Producer
- *The Blue Pearl* (1951), Producer
- *Pirates* (1951), Producer
- *Elegy* (1951), Producer
- *Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki* (1950), Producer
- *Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki* (1950), Producer
- *Scandal* (1950), Producer
- *Devil's Gold* (1950), Producer
- *Escape from Prison* (1950), Producer
- *Stray Dog* (1949), Producer
- *Delinquent Girl* (1949), Producer
- *The Quiet Duel* (1949), Producer
- *Kaze no ko* (1949), Producer
- *Drunken Angel* (1948), Producer
- *Spring Awakens* (1947), Producer
- *These Foolish Times* (1947), Producer
- *One Wonderful Sunday* (1947), Producer
- *Once More* (1947), Executive Producer
- *A Luxurious Ship for the Bridegroom* (1947), Producer
- *Life Is like a Somersault* (1946), Producer
- *Beauty* (1946), Producer
- *Those Who Make Tomorrow* (1946), Executive Producer
- *An Enemy of the People* (1946), Producer
- *Miss Hanako* (1943), Assistant Director
- *A Man's Flower Road of Triumph* (1941), Production Coordinator
- *The Monkey King* (1940), Assistant Director
- *Enoken’s Ten Millions* (1936), Third Assistant Director

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