Shōkichi Umeya
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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
.
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen was a Chinese doctor, revolutionary and political leader. As the foremost pioneer of Nationalist China, Sun is frequently referred to as the "Father of the Nation" , a view agreed upon by both the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China...
's revolutionary
Xinhai Revolution
The Xinhai Revolution or Hsinhai Revolution, also known as Revolution of 1911 or the Chinese Revolution, was a revolution that overthrew China's last imperial dynasty, the Qing , and established the Republic of China...
activities over a period of nearly 20 years. He was the founder in 1906 of the early Japanese film production company M. Pathe
M. Pathe
was a Japanese film studio active in the early years of cinema in Japan.-Background:M. Pathe was founded in 1906 by Shōkichi Umeya, a businessman who had distributed films first in Malaysia and Singapore and then in Japan. He took the name "M. Pathe" from the French Pathé Frères studio even though...
.
See also
- Tōten MiyazakiTōten Miyazakior Miyazaki Torazo was a Japanese philosopher who aided and supported Sun Yat-sen during the Xinhai Revolution. While Sun was in Japan, he assisted Sun in his travels as he was wanted by authorities....
, another Japanese supporter of Sun Yat-sen.
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