Eleven major film makers from Europe, America and Asia talk about Akira Kurosawa and discover surprising influences on their own work.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Akira KurosawaSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Clint EastwoodSelf | Self |
 Hayao MiyazakiSelf | Self |
 Bernardo BertolucciSelf | Self |
 Martin ScorseseSelf | Self |
 Bong Joon HoSelf | Self |
 Abbas KiarostamiSelf | Self |
 Shinya TsukamotoSelf | Self |
 John WooSelf | Self |
 Alejandro G. IñárrituSelf | Self |
 Theo AngelopoulosSelf | Self |
 Julie TaymorSelf | Self |
| MMohammad KhalkhalianSelf | Self |
 Catherine CadouSelf | Self |