Shōkichi Umeya

Shōkichi Umeya
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese梅屋莊吉
Simplified Chinese梅屋庄吉
Transcriptions
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. In 1906 he founded the early Japanese film production company M. Pathe.

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