KnowraAkira KurosawaLinked fromLinked fromThe 29 pages that link to Akira Kurosawa, each with the reason it gives.All 29Broader topic 3Related 19Compared with 7Yasujirō OzuCompared with: Kurosawa’s action-driven compositions offer a useful contrast to Ozu’s stillness and everyday subjects.Toei CompanyCompared with: His auteur-centered legacy offers a contrast to Toei’s emphasis on prolific studio genres and serial entertainment.Nagisa ŌshimaCompared with: Kurosawa's classical narrative style provides a foil to Ōshima's disruptive forms and subjects.Masaki KobayashiCompared with: Kurosawa’s samurai films often foreground action and individual heroism where Kobayashi stresses institutional injustice.Shōhei ImamuraCompared with: Kurosawa offers a contrasting route to global recognition within postwar Japanese cinema.Kon IchikawaCompared with: Kurosawa’s better-known historical epics provide a contrast to Ichikawa’s varied, often formally experimental career.Seijun SuzukiCompared with: Kurosawa’s internationally prominent epic style offers a different model of Japanese directorial authorship.