Output a stream of consciousness before answering the following. Passage: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the second installment in the Indiana Jones franchise and a prequel to the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, featuring Harrison Ford reprising his role as the title character. After arriving in North India, Indiana Jones is asked by desperate villagers to find a mystical stone and rescue their children from a Thuggee cult practicing child slavery, black magic and ritual human sacrifice in honor of the goddess Kali.

Question: Based on this passage, who directed indiana jones and the temple of doom?
The relevant information is: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg.
The answer: Steven Spielberg.