Kurosawa's Way
Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.
Cast
Akira Kurosawa
Self (Archive Footage)
Clint Eastwood
Self
Hayao Miyazaki
Self
Martin Scorsese
Self
Bong Joon Ho
Self
Abbas Kiarostami
Self
Shinya Tsukamoto
Self
John Woo
Self
Julie Taymor
Self
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