Sōjirō Motoki

Sōjirō Motoki

1914-06-19
62 (1977-05-21)
Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Producer, director, and writer.

Minato, Tokyo, Japan

Producer, director, and writer.

Most Known for...

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Seven Samurai 1954 (8.455)

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
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Ikiru 1952 (8.307)

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.
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Throne of Blood 1957 (7.9)

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.