Kurosawa's Way (2011)

Eleven major filmmakers from Europe, Asia and America talk about Akira Kurosawa and explore some ways on which he influenced their own work.

Director:

Catherine Cadou

Writer:

Catherine Cadou

Stars:

Theodoros Angelopoulos, Bernardo Bertolucci, Clint Eastwood

Cast

Credited cast:
Theodoros Angelopoulos	...	Self
Bernardo Bertolucci	...	Self
Clint Eastwood	...	Self
Alejandro G. Iñárritu	...	Self (as Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Bong Joon Ho	...	Self
Abbas Kiarostami	...	Self
Hayao Miyazaki	...	Self
Martin Scorsese	...	Self
Julie Taymor	...	Self
Shin'ya Tsukamoto	...	Self
John Woo	...	Self

Storyline

In the course of a series of interviews, retrospectives and contemporary and historical footage the film recounts, expounds and illuminates the influence of Japanese director Kurosawa Akira on eleven film makers, directors and cinema industry figures of note. The film features footage from Kurosawa's films and himself while on the set and elsewhere.

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Plot Keywords:

tribute | vision | historical | vignette | cannes film festival | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The documentary is featured in certain DVD editions of Kurosawa's Dreams.

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Details

Country:

France Japan

Language:

English French Chinese Japanese Korean

Release Date:

13 May 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Kurosawa's Way

Filming Locations:

Beijing, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, CinéCinéma, Film-In-Evolution

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1