question: Did M2 influence M3 , influence M4 , and influence M1 's male director
query: SELECT count(*) WHERE {
  ?x0 ns:film.director.film M1 .
  ?x0 ns:people.person.gender ns:m.05zppz .
  M2 ns:influence.influence_node.influenced ?x0 .
  M2 ns:influence.influence_node.influenced M3 .
  M2 ns:influence.influence_node.influenced M4
  }