Eleven major filmmakers from Europe, Asia and America talk about Akira Kurosawa and explore some ways on which he influenced their own work.

In the course of a series of interviews, retrospectives and contemporary and historical footage the film recounts, expounds and illuminates the influence of Japanese director Kurosawa Akira on eleven film makers, directors and cinema industry figures of note. The film features footage from Kurosawa's films and himself while on the set and elsewhere.