The Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa remarked on Tarkovsky's films as saying: "His unusual sensitivity is both overwhelming and astounding.
ðə dʒˌæpənˈiːz fˈɪlmeɪkɚɹ ɐkˈiəɹə kjˌʊɹɹəsˈɑːwɚ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkt ˌɔn tɑːɹkˈɑːvskiz fˈɪlmz æz sˈeɪɪŋ: "hɪz ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl sˌɛnsɪtˈɪvᵻɾi ɪz bˈoʊθ ˌoʊvɚwˈɛlmɪŋ ænd ɐstˈaʊndɪŋ.