Previous honorees include Steven Spielberg, Yōji Yamada, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Koji Fukada, Xiaogang ...

Lee was recently in Cannes with Directors Fortnight title Kokuho, while Zhao recently directed Hamnet starring Jessie Buckley ...

The Tokyo International Film Festival has tapped two acclaimed directors from opposite sides of the Pacific for its Kurosawa ...