Heinosuke Gosho ( Elegy of the North
)
Hiroshi Inagaki ( Samurái
, Samurai 3: Duelo en la isla Ganryu
, Samurái 2: Duelo en el templo Ichijoji
)
Juzo Itami ( Tampopo
)
Kinji Fukasaku ( The Fall of Ako Castle
)
Kon Ichikawa ( I Am a Cat
)
Mikio Naruse ( Flowing
)
Shinji Aoyama ( Eli, Eli, lema sabachtani?
)
Yasujiro Ozu ( Otoño Tardío
, El Sabor del Sake
)
Yoshishige Yoshida ( Heroic Purgatory
, Woman of the Lake
, Farewell to the Summer Light
, Confessions Among Actresses
, The Affair
, Akitsu Springs
, Eros + Massacre
)