Shakespeare’s enduring international appeal is in part due to the remarkable personalities he had invented.

Acclaimed director Spike Lee and actor Denzel Washington are set to team up once again for an exciting new project. Lee will helm the English-language adaptation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 crime film, "High and Low", starring Washington in the lead role. This collaboration, announced by Apple Original Films in partnership with A24, marks a highly anticipated reunion between the two iconic figures in cinema.

As one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, Akira Kurosawa is most popularly known for his films based on stories about samurais, but his greatest accomplishment is perhaps his exploration of the metamorphosis of flawed humanity against nature.

Akira Kurosawa is considered as one of the most prominent filmmakers in the history of cinema. The Japanese director and screenwriter, was endowed with profound creativity.