Clint Eastwood's directorial dreams: the legendary filmmaker who got away
beat sheet
Eastwood had his heart set on collaborating with the late, great Akira Kurosawa, the visionary Japanese director behind 'Seven Samurai' and 'Yojimbo'
Eastwood and Kurosawa never got the chance to work together before Kurosawa's passing in 1998, but Eastwood has long cited him as a major influence and inspiration