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Akira Kurosawa was the master of Japanese cinema, so a survey of some of his films is always excellent.
Another Japanese director I recommend, is Juzo Itami, who did not start making movies until he was nearly fifty. He had a keen sense and absorbing, particularly Japanese, style of filmmaking, that made his movies enjoyable internationally. Itami was once brutally attacked by the Yakuza (Japanese mafia) for making a satire poking fun at them, and met an untimely death after only 10 films, in what was ruled a highly suspicious suicide.
German director Wim Wenders is another favorite of mine.
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