Shōkichi Umeya
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梅屋莊吉
Simplified Chinese梅屋庄吉
Japanese name
Kanji梅屋庄吉
Hiraganaうめや しょうきち

Shōkichi Umeya (梅屋 庄吉, Umeya Shōkichi) (1868–1934) was a Japanese film promoter and producer who financially supported Sun Yat-sen's revolutionary activities over a period of nearly 20 years.[1] He was the founder in 1906 of the early Japanese film production company M. Pathe.[2]

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Further reading

  • da Silva, Joaquín. "Chronology of Japanese Cinema 1906". EigaNove.


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