Shōkichi Umeya | |||
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Traditional Chinese | 梅屋莊吉 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 梅屋庄吉 | ||
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Japanese name | |||
Kanji | 梅屋庄吉 | ||
Hiragana | うめや しょうきち |
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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. He was the founder in 1906 of the early Japanese film production company M. Pathe.