| 1 | Many Westerns after 1960 were heavily influenced by the Japanese samurai films of Akira Kurosawa. | |
| 2 | In the downpour scenes showing the Rashomon Gate, Kurosawa found that the rain in the background simply wouldn't show up against the light gray backdrop. | |
| 3 | During his years at the two schools, Mr. Lu was able to indulge in the works of his favorite directors: Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Jim Jarmusch. | |
| 4 | Early in the writing process, six of the samurai were conceptualized, all loosely based on historic figures. | |
| 5 | It should also be noted that Kurosawa himself was heavily influenced from American Westerns, especially the works of John Ford. Senses of Cinema |
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