| Shōkichi Umeya | |||
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| Chinese name | |||
| 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 | ||
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]