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Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

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June 19, 1914 — May 21, 1977Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Producer, director, and writer.

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Known for

Seven Samuraimovie

Seven Samurai

1954

Ikirumovie

Ikiru

1952

Throne of Bloodmovie

Throne of Blood

1957

Stray Dogmovie

Stray Dog

1949

Drunken Angelmovie

Drunken Angel

1948

The Lower Depthsmovie

The Lower Depths

1957

I Live in Fearmovie

I Live in Fear

1955

Scandalmovie

Scandal

1950

One Wonderful Sundaymovie

One Wonderful Sunday

1947

The Quiet Duelmovie

The Quiet Duel

1949

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Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsumovie

Okusama wa 18 sai: shinkon kyoshitsu

1971

Producer

Sex Drive
movie

Sex Drive

1968

Producer

Secrets
movie

Secrets

1967

Executive Producer

Niku no kusari
movie

Niku no kusari

1966

Executive Producer

Aiyoku no jû san kaidan
movie

Aiyoku no jû san kaidan

1965

Executive Producer

Horny Execmovie

Horny Exec

1965

Executive Producer

The Lower Depthsmovie

The Lower Depths

1957

Producer

Throne of Bloodmovie

Throne of Blood

1957

Producer

The Hoodlum and the Young Mastermovie

The Hoodlum and the Young Master

1956

Producer

The Underworldmovie

The Underworld

1956

Executive Producer

I Live in Fearmovie

I Live in Fear

1955

Producer

A Man Among Menmovie

A Man Among Men

1955

Producer

The Black Furymovie

The Black Fury

1954

Producer

Jirocho in Disgracemovie

Jirocho in Disgrace

1954

Executive Producer

Last of the Wild Onesmovie

Last of the Wild Ones

1954

Executive Producer

Seven Samuraimovie

Seven Samurai

1954

Producer

Jirocho's New Yearmovie

Jirocho's New Year

1954

Executive Producer

Jirocho, the Huntedmovie

Jirocho, the Hunted

1953

Executive Producer

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blowmovie

Jirocho Strikes a Daring Blow

1953

Executive Producer

The Eagle of the Pacificmovie

The Eagle of the Pacific

1953

Producer

Jirocho's Home-Comingmovie

Jirocho's Home-Coming

1953

Executive Producer

Her Captive Gamblersmovie

Her Captive Gamblers

1953

Executive Producer

Jirocho Begins His Roving Lifemovie

Jirocho Begins His Roving Life

1953

Executive Producer

Town of Seven Colorsmovie

Town of Seven Colors

1952

Producer

Jirocho Rises in Famemovie

Jirocho Rises in Fame

1952

Executive Producer

Ikirumovie

Ikiru

1952

Producer

Vendetta of a Samuraimovie

Vendetta of a Samurai

1952

Producer

Who Knows a Woman's Heartmovie

Who Knows a Woman's Heart

1951

Producer

The Blue Pearlmovie

The Blue Pearl

1951

Producer

Piratesmovie

Pirates

1951

Producer

Elegymovie

Elegy

1951

Producer

Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no makimovie

Shinju fujin: Hitozuma no maki

1950

Producer

Shinju fujin: Shojo no makimovie

Shinju fujin: Shojo no maki

1950

Producer

Scandalmovie

Scandal

1950

Producer

Devil's Goldmovie

Devil's Gold

1950

Producer

Escape from Prisonmovie

Escape from Prison

1950

Producer

Stray Dogmovie

Stray Dog

1949

Producer

The Quiet Duelmovie

The Quiet Duel

1949

Producer

Kaze no komovie

Kaze no ko

1949

Producer

Drunken Angelmovie

Drunken Angel

1948

Producer

Spring Awakensmovie

Spring Awakens

1947

Producer

These Foolish Timesmovie

These Foolish Times

1947

Producer

One Wonderful Sundaymovie

One Wonderful Sunday

1947

Producer

Once Moremovie

Once More

1947

Executive Producer

A Luxurious Ship for the Bridegroommovie

A Luxurious Ship for the Bridegroom

1947

Producer

Life Is like a Somersaultmovie

Life Is like a Somersault

1946

Producer

Beautymovie

Beauty

1946

Producer

Those Who Make Tomorrowmovie

Those Who Make Tomorrow

1946

Executive Producer

An Enemy of the Peoplemovie

An Enemy of the People

1946

Producer

A Man's Flower Road of Triumphmovie

A Man's Flower Road of Triumph

1941

Production Coordinator

Directing22

Kôshoku joshi daisei: Agechaitai!
movie

Kôshoku joshi daisei: Agechaitai!

1977

Director

Sukeban Mariamovie

Sukeban Maria

1975

Director

Female Eroticist: Encyclopedia of Love Affairsmovie

Female Eroticist: Encyclopedia of Love Affairs

1975

Director

Nozoki tengoku
movie

Nozoki tengoku

1974

Director

Get Your Kicks from Sex
movie

Get Your Kicks from Sex

1973

Director

Nureta kusamuramovie

Nureta kusamura

1970

Director

Sex Drive
movie

Sex Drive

1968

Director

Joshi Gakusei: Shojo Asobi
movie

Joshi Gakusei: Shojo Asobi

1968

Director

Onna no okumovie

Onna no oku

1966

Director

Ojoku no Onna
movie

Ojoku no Onna

1966

Director

Niku no kusari
movie

Niku no kusari

1966

Director

Mashô no hitozumamovie

Mashô no hitozuma

1966

Director

Onna sanbyaku rokujû-go yamovie

Onna sanbyaku rokujû-go ya

1966

Director

From the Flower and the Serpent, Bind to the Bones
movie

From the Flower and the Serpent, Bind to the Bones

1966

Director

Aiyoku no jû san kaidan
movie

Aiyoku no jû san kaidan

1965

Director

Horny Execmovie

Horny Exec

1965

Director

Irogonomi Sandogasa
movie

Irogonomi Sandogasa

1965

Director

Poisonous Caressmovie

Poisonous Caress

1963

Director

Nikutai jiyū bōekimovie

Nikutai jiyū bōeki

1962

Director

Miss Hanakomovie

Miss Hanako

1943

Assistant Director

The Monkey Kingmovie

The Monkey King

1940

Assistant Director

Enoken’s Ten Millionsmovie

Enoken’s Ten Millions

1936

Third Assistant Director

Writing5

Sex Drive
movie

Sex Drive

1968

Screenplay

The Sands of Kurobemovie

The Sands of Kurobe

1968

Original Story

Three Seventeen Year Olds
movie

Three Seventeen Year Olds

1964

Screenplay

Poisonous Caressmovie

Poisonous Caress

1963

Writer

カックン超特急
movie

カックン超特急

1959

Original Story

Acting1

Ikirumovie

Ikiru

1952

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)