Shōkichi Umeya

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]

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

See also

• Tōten Miyazaki, another Japanese supporter of Sun Yat-sen.

References

1. "Sun Yat-sen and his Japanese friend, Umeya Shokichi", CCTV News - CNTV English, 09/10/2011
2. "Umeya Shokichi - The Revolutionist as Impresario", Peter B. High, 2005 - Detailed biography of Umeya Shokichi by a professor at Nagoya University.

Further reading

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

External links

• "Sun Yat-sen And Umeya Shokichi: China And Japan 100 Years Ago" The Japan Times Online, 22/07/2011
• "30 years of friendship on show in Japan", China Daily, 10/10/2011
• "A Bosom Japanese Friend of Sun Yat-sen - The Unveiling of Bronze Statue of Umeya Shokichi Held in Shanghai", Foreign Affairs Office of Shanghai Municipality, 07/11/2011