
Directing
Teruyo Nogami
Born
1927-05-24 (99)
Place of birth
Tokyo, Japan
Known for
Directing
Credits
38 titles
Known for
7.0Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa
Kurosawa
2000
7.0An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
NRFor 25 years, Samadian traveled with Kiarostami and recorded their journeys. He now turns that footage into a film in the spirit of Kiarostami's own films, arranging within it the secret keys to the beauty and mystery of his films. Ten stories, ten journeys unfold, using the ‘car’ and the ‘road’ as motifs. What does it mean to be on the road with Kiarostami?
On the Road with Abbas Kiarostami
2026
6.3An intimate chronicle of the shooting of Ran (1985), a film directed by the legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.
A. K.
1985
8.0Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002
NRThe first documentary devoted to actor Yamazaki Tsutomu follows his pursuit of the craft as he confronts old age and cancer.
Yamazaki Riverside - Over an Actor's Shoulder -
2026
Film credits
2020s · 3 titles
NRFor 25 years, Samadian traveled with Kiarostami and recorded their journeys. He now turns that footage into a film in the spirit of Kiarostami's own films, arranging within it the secret keys to the beauty and mystery of his films. Ten stories, ten journeys unfold, using the ‘car’ and the ‘road’ as motifs. What does it mean to be on the road with Kiarostami?
On the Road with Abbas Kiarostami
2026
NRThe first documentary devoted to actor Yamazaki Tsutomu follows his pursuit of the craft as he confronts old age and cancer.
Yamazaki Riverside - Over an Actor's Shoulder -
2026
10.0In 1971, the frustrated Akira Kurosawa made an unsuccessful attempt to cut his veins. His life was restored by the opportunity offered by Mosfilm: to make the first Soviet-Japanese collaborative film "Dersu Uzala". The documentary reflects the challenging shooting period and captures the memories of crew members more than 40 years later.
Dersu Uzala. Russian Dreams of Kurosawa
2020
2010s · 3 titles
7.0An account of the life and work of legendary Japanese actor Toshirō Mifune (1920-97), the most prominent actor of the Golden Age of Japanese cinema.
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
NRAkira Kurosawa: The Epic and the Intimate is a French documentary film that consists primarily of interviews with Kurosawa’s European collaborators from the time of the making of Ran, with footage from the film interspersed between the talking heads.
Akira Kurosawa: The Epic and the Intimate
2010
NRA documentary about Nogami Teruyo, who for nearly half a century stood by Akira Kurosawa as a screenwriting collaborator, a script supervisor, and a companion.
Autumn Days
2016
2000s · 15 titles
7.0Documentary on film maker Akira Kurosawa
Kurosawa
2000
8.0Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "High and Low" (1963).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
10.0Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Seven Samurai" (1954).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Stray Dog" (1949).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Yojimbo" (1961).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Sanjuro" (1962).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Ikiru" (1952).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002
5.0A documentary about the legendary Japanese filmmaker.
Juzo Itami: The Man with 13 Faces
2007
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Drunken Angel" (1948).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Drunken Angel'
2002
7.0Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Kagemusha" (1980).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Dodes'ka-den" (1970).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on “Ran” (1985).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
2002
NRIn this documentary, script supervisor Teruyo Nogami, who first worked with Akira Kurosawa on RASHOMON, catches up with many members of the crew, including cowriter Shinobu Hashimoto and assistant director Tokuzo Tanaka. They talk about the screenplay’s evolution, difficulties during the shooting of the film, and Kurosawa’s working methods.
A Testimony as an Image
2002
1990s · 1 titles
Behind the camera
8.0Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Hidden Fortress" (1958).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Hidden Fortress'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "High and Low" (1963).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'High and Low'
2002
10.0Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Seven Samurai" (1954).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Seven Samurai'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Stray Dog" (1949).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Stray Dog'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Bad Sleep Well'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Yojimbo" (1961).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Yojimbo'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Sanjuro" (1962).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Sanjuro'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Ikiru" (1952).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ikiru'
2002
7.0Documentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Kagemusha" (1980).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Kagemusha'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "The Lower Depths" (1957).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'The Lower Depths'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Dodes'ka-den" (1970).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Dodes'ka-den'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on “Ran” (1985).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Ran'
2002
NRA behind-the-scenes look at the creative process behind Juzo Itami's "Daibyonin" a.k.a. "The Last Dance".
Making of Daibyonin
1993
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Throne of Blood" (1957).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Throne of Blood'
2002
NRDocumentary made by Toho for the Masterworks reissue of all of its Kurosawa films. This one focuses on "Red Beard" (1965).
Akira Kurosawa: It Is Wonderful to Create: 'Red Beard'
2002

