The Ambassadors of Goodwill between India and Japan

Satyajit Ray and Akira Kurosawa

1.) Satyajit Ray :

(2 May 1921-23 April 1992)
was an Indian filmmaker, who is is regarded as one of the few great masters of world cinema .

Ray also wrote stories and deveploped his own distinct style of writing .

Roy was born in the city of Calcutta into a bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature .

starting his career as a commerical artist , Ray was drawn into independent filmmaking after meeting french filmmaker jean Renoir and viewing vittario De sica's Italian masterpiece Bicycle Thieves during a visit to London

Ray directed thirty-seven film, Including feature films , documentaries and short films .

He was alro a fiction writer , publisher , illustrator , graphic designer and film critic .

Satyajit Ray's first film, Panther panchali (1955) , won eleven international prizes , including Best Human Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival .

This film, Aparajito (1956) and Apur Sansar (1959) form The Apu Trilogy .
Ray did the scripting , casting , music score , and editing and designed his own credit titles and publicity materials .

Ray receieved many major awards in his career , including 32 Indian National Film Awards , a number of awards at International film festivals and award ceremonies , and an Academy Award in 1992 for Lifetime Achievement .
The Government of India honoured him with the Bharat Ratna in 1992

Satyajit Ray's friendship with Akira kurosawa , the great master of japnese cinema was legendary.

2.) Akira Kurosawa :

(23 March 1910-6 sept 1998)

Akira kurorawa was a Japanese film director , screenwriter , producer , and editor .

Regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmaker in the history of cinema , kurosawa directed 30 films in a career spanning 57 years .