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Apr 26, 2023 · Akira Kurosawa has influenced many iconic directors over the years including Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, George Lucas and Andrei Tarkovsky. Here are ten.
Mar 19, 2013 · George Lucas and Steven Spielberg presenting an Honorary Oscar to Akira Kurosawa for accomplishments that have inspired, delighted, enriched and entertained audiences and influenced...
Aug 3, 2017 · America’s greatest living filmmakers speak with a common theme when talking about Japan’s legendary screenwriter and director Akira Kurosawa. They revere him. Star Wars creator George Lucas said Kurosawa has “had a tremendous influence on my life and work.” Steven Spielberg admires his “amazing body of work that continues to inspire ...
Aug 31, 2020 · Including directors like Steven Spielberg, Orson Welles and Akira Kurosawa among others, a study of filmmakers who were influenced by John Ford.
Nov 15, 2016 · This time, it was Steven Spielberg who stepped up. The director of Jaws and Raiders of the Lost Ark had long been a great fan of Kurosawa’s and had even cast Toshiro Mifune in the ill-fated war comedy 1941; he was also a close collaborator with George Lucas, who had previously helped secure financing for Kagemusha.
Jul 22, 2011 · See globally acclaimed directors Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Martin Scorsese pay tribute to the late Japanese film director Akira Kurosawa. This tribute was organized by the Anaheim ...
Mar 23, 2010 · Kurosawa and Francis Ford Coppola. 1. Jaws and E.T director Steven Spielberg once called Kurosawa "the pictorial Shakespeare of our time". 2. Despite only seeing one of Kurosawa's films,...
