Akira Kurosawa could very well be the single most influential filmmaker of the 20th century. With the possible exception of ...

Previous honorees include Steven Spielberg, Yōji Yamada, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Koji Fukada, Xiaogang ...

The Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped two acclaimed directors from opposite sides of the Pacific for its Kurosawa ...

Lee was recently in Cannes with Directors Fortnight title Kokuho, while Zhao recently directed Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley ...

Bill Hader, director Oliver Hermanus and other Kurosawa enthusiasts pick must-see and deep-cut films by the Japanese master ...

Akira Kurosawa is one of the greatest directors of all time, revealing the mystery behind his most puzzling film. Read more ...

For his latest film “Highest 2 Lowest,” Spike Lee has turned to one of his influences, and one of cinema’s most iconic ...

Japanese directing legend Akira Kurosawa risked falling out with the whole industry in order to make sure Mifune made it ...

However, even if you watch the more popular Kurosawa movies, like Rashomon, Kagemusha, and Seven Samurai, you might not be ...

I came away more disappointed than enchanted by “Highest 2 Lowest,” IR movie reviewer Brent Northup says. "I had set the bar ...

It takes a gutsy filmmaker to attempt to remake a classic, and Spike Lee certainly aimed for the sky with Highest 2 Lowest.

Spike Lee reflects with Denzel Washington on his chance meeting with Akira Kurosawa, the legendary director of the original ‘High and Low’ film.