For 10 points, name this Japanese director who created Rashomon and Seven Samurai.
One of this film-maker's movies features a usurping warlord being shot by his own archers, while another depicts a frenetic search for the stolen gun of a police detective. In addition to Throne of Blood and Stray Dog, this man made a movie in which a thief impersonates a dying warlord to preserve the power of the clan. In another, several characters huddling under a gatehouse in a downpour listen to conflicting stories about a murder. This director also depicted Kambei disguising himself as a priest before being recruited, as well as the peasant-born samurai Kikuchiyo. For 10 points, name this Japanese director who created Rashomon and Seven Samurai.
One of this film-maker's movies features a usurping warlord being shot by his own archers, while another depicts a frenetic search for the stolen gun of a police detective.
Akira {Kurosawa}