Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
A profile and history of film director Akira Kurosawa.
Cast
Mike Hodges
Self
Tatsuya Nakadai
Self
Teruyo Nogami
Self
Donald Richie
Self
Arturo Ripstein
Self
Senkichi Taniguchi
Self - Childhood Friend
Paul Verhoeven
Self
John Woo
Self
Alex Cox
Narrator (voice)
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