Kurosawa's Way
Seen it?2011 | 52 min | Documentary
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for spy-story fans and politics junkies. Nobody is quite who they seem. Power and ambition drive every scene.
- The mood
- Eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 52 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Catherine Cadou
- Akira KurosawaSelf (archive footage)
- Clint EastwoodSelf
- Hayao MiyazakiSelf
- Bernardo BertolucciSelf
- Martin ScorseseSelf
- Bong Joon HoSelf
- Abbas KiarostamiSelf
- Shinya TsukamotoSelf
- John WooSelf
- Alejandro G. IñárrituSelf