Sōjirō Motoki (本木 荘二郎, Motoki Sōjirō) 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.
[1] As a writer, he provided the story for Kei Kumai's 1968 film The Sands of Kurobe, starring Kurosawa favorite Toshiro Mifune.
[3][4] Motoki sent the letter to screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto inviting him to help expand the script of Rashomon.
[4] 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.