Kurosawa's most influential work in the world should be Rashomon, which won the grand prize after all. Unfortunately, I personally don't think it's his masterpiece. After watching Shadow Warrior, I was very moved. After watching the Seven Samurai, my mood can only be described as "shock".
The Seven Samurai is indeed Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, which has the most profound influence in Japan. I believe that any ordinary audience will feel tired and upset after watching the movie for more than 2 hours! Kurosawa is very capable, and often makes a film that lasts for nearly three hours very interesting, with one splash after another and one climax after another. You will be led by his thoughts, time will pass unconsciously, and when the movie is over, you will be shocked and it will be over. The seven warriors are 160 minutes long, and the narrative, picture, structure, sound and rhythm are perfect. It's a living textbook in the history of movies. In it, you can see Kurosawa's editing style, just like Japanese reading habits in the 1950s and 1960s. From right to left, the scene is divided and dissolved properly, and every picture is lifelike.
I personally appreciate Mifune Junlang's performance very much. He and Akira Kurosawa are a perfect match in film history. Just like the soul in Wong Kar-wai's movies, only Tony Leung Chiu Wai can play it. Minlang's elegy can only play who is who in Kurosawa's movies, and his characters are lifelike. When they cooperate, they really have an excellent tacit understanding. Later, the two left each other, and their careers inevitably fell into a trough.
Personally recommend Kurosawa's works: Seven Samurai, Shadow Samurai, Rashomon, Chaos and Dreams.
2. In addition, the director who fascinated me was Wong Kar-wai, who created a brand-new "Wong Kar-wai-style aesthetics", which was distinctive and unique and could not be copied. I admire his imagination and choice of actors very much, which was fully reflected in 2046. No wonder so many famous actors are waiting in line for him, willing to listen to him unconditionally, even if they play a small role in his film, or even delete the last scene, but they are happy to experience it.
I personally recommend Wong Kar-wai's films: Spring Break, 2046, In the Mood for Love, The True Story of Teddy Boy, Chongqing Forest, but don't watch his Blueberry Night, which is really Lao Wang's garbage, and it's also a movie I can't watch in my life.
3. Other master directors recommended by individuals worthy of study:
Iranian director abbas kiarostami,
Italian director antonioni,
American director Steven Allan Spielberg.