Were J. Lee Thompson and Ryūichi Hiroki both film directors?
Ryūichi Hiroki Ryūichi Hiroki (廣木 隆一 , Hiroki Ryūichi , born January 1, 1954) is a Japanese film director. He won critical acclaim for "800 Two Lap Runners". Film critic and researcher Alexander Jacoby has described Hiroki as "one of the modern Japanese cinema's most intelligent students of character".
Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi Oatsurae Jirokichi Koshi (御誂治郎吉格子 , Jirokichi the Rat ) is a 1931 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment directed by Daisuke Itō. It is the only completely preserved silent film directed by Ito and related the life of a legendary thief, Jirokichi the Rat, in an exquisite original story and through the revolutionary use of dynamic intertitles. The trio composed of director Ito, top-class cinematographer Karasawa and lead actor Denjirō Ōkōchi won great popularity for their masterful work.