Star Wars creator George Lucas was hugely influenced by the films of Akira Kurosawa, and ended up working with him to make a great samurai movie.

The 1950s was a decade that some view as being part of a golden age of Japanese cinema, and there were enough films released in the 1960s (especially the first half) to suggest that this golden age ...

One of the most acclaimed directors of all time, Kurosawa made films that crossed cultural barriers to reveal universal truths. For many Americans, when they think of Japanese cinema, if their mind ...

It's hard to nominate the four most significant samurai movies of all time, but you do have to consider classics like Seven ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tatsuya Nakadai is backlit by sun as the counterfeit leader in Kagemusha - Toho Akira Kurosawa was one of the most celebrated ...