Kurosawa's Way

Kurosawa's Way

2011•52m•5.8/10

Documentary

Ratings

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5.8/10(13)

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

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Production

Film-in-Evolution

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Akira Kurosawa

Akira Kurosawa

Self (Archive Footage)

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Self

Hayao Miyazaki

Hayao Miyazaki

Self

Bernardo Bertolucci

Bernardo Bertolucci

Self

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

Bong Joon Ho

Bong Joon Ho

Self

Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami

Self

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Self

John Woo

John Woo

Self

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Self

Theo Angelopoulos

Theo Angelopoulos

Self

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

Self

Mohammad Khalkhalian

Self

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