Question: Some of the sequences in Vagabond are extremely cinematic, are there any film director you admire?
Takehiko INOUE: I think I would have to say that i've been influenced by Akira Kurosawa.
“It was definitely because I loved Slam Dunk that I started. I’d had the experience of reading it and really being satisfied with it . That’s why when I decided I wanted to draw a basketball manga, they were all influenced by this work.” FUJIMAKI Tadatoshi "Kuroko No Basket"