Movie: Kurosawa's Way

Top 10 Billed Cast

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood

Self

Hayao Miyazaki
宮崎駿

Self

Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci

Self

Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese

Self

Bong Joon Ho
봉준호

Self

Abbas Kiarostami
عباس کیارستمی

Self

Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor

Self

Theo Angelopoulos
Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος

Self

Shinya Tsukamoto
塚本晋也

Self

Alejandro González Iñárritu
Alejandro González Iñárritu

Self

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    Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.

  • Release Date

    2011-05-13

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    5.4

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