Are Gary T. Smith and Kiyoshi Kurosawa both directors?
Gary T. Smith Gary T. Smith (born October 30, 1954) is an American screenwriter, actor, and film and television director. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, he is descended from a long line of Georgians, dating back before the Civil War. He was raised in a typical middle-class family of the 1950s and 60s, his father an executive in the baking industry and his mother a stay-at-home mom. He has drawn on this heritage as inspiration for his films.
Sōjirō Motoki Sōjirō Motoki (本木 荘二郎 , Motoki Sōjirō ) was a Japanese filmmaker who served primarily as a film producer, but also as a writer and director. He was most famous for producing several films for Akira Kurosawa, including "Seven Samurai", "Ikiru" and "Throne of Blood". He also produced films for other directors, including Mikio Naruse, for whom he produced "Spring Awakens" and "Battle of Roses", and Kazuo Mori, for whom he produced "Vendetta for a Samurai". As a writer, he provided the story for Kei Kumai's 1968 film "The Sands of Kurobe", starring Kurosawa favorite Toshiro Mifune.