Kurosawa: The Last Samurai
Kurosawa is one of the world's greatest living film directors. His films Rashomon and Seven Samurai are classics which put Japanese films on the map.
Tonight's programme includes excerpts from these and his latest film Dodeska Den. It also includes a unique interview with Kurosawa and explores the difficulties which led to his suicide attempt in 1971. Narrated by JOHN STOCKBRIDGE and LYNDON BROOK
Written and produced by STEPHEN cross (Previously shown in Omnibus on BBC1)