... created versions of the Western classics with Japanese components, while exploring truth and perception simultaneously. Other films such as Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky and The Idiot by Fedor Dostoevsky's plot were transformed into Japanese forms, creating a cross-cultural experience and stimulation. Kurosawa's original screenplay became instant classics, allowing renowned western directors such as Martin Ritt, John Sturgess and George Lucas ... the cinema world is the most enduring of all. His influence is not only present on the scale of technical aspects within films, but also the sup...

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