There aren't many director who would even consider criticising Akira Kurosawa. The auteur is one of the most influential directors in film history, after all.

taking home Kenji Mizoguchi's "The Life of Oharu." "These Japanese films," said Leigh, "Ozu, Mizoguchi, and the early Kurosawa, are really…they're great. They do a lot for me." Jean-Baptiste ...