Betty Grable and Sheree North in How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)

Few writer-directors combined the two disciplines so successfully as Akira Kurosawa. Indeed, Kurosawa himself famously said, “If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.” Above all, Kurosawa was a great storyteller. 

In his films, Kurosawa created so many cinematic archetypes, from Seven Samurai (1954) to The Hidden Fortress (1958) to Yojimbo (1961), that they were invariably remade, both in Hollywood and in Europe. Only Rashomon (1950), the greatest cinematic meditation on truth-telling and its rarity, was so singular that it could not be replicated.

David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

Looking for films featuring Hara Setsuko to watch. A list of films I have not seen.  Adding the actors, actresses, character names and plots for the respective films to IMDB currently. She starred in 100+ feature-length films. 

Japan has produced some magnificent directors.

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