Question: Do both films, The Groove Tube and Gaslight (1944 Film), have the directors who are from the same country?

<P0-S0> Based on the success of" Yojimbo", Kurosawa's next film," Sanjuro"( 1962), was altered to incorporate the lead character of this film. <P0-S1> In both films, the character wears a rather dilapidated dark kimono bearing the same family" mon". <SEP> <P1-S0> The Groove Tube is a 1974 American independent comedy film written and produced by Ken Shapiro and starring Shapiro, Richard Belzer and Chevy Chase. <P1-S1> It features the song "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield in its opening scene. <P1-S2> The low-budget movie satirizes television and the counterculture of the early 1970s. <P1-S3> The film was derived from sketches shot on videotape and shown at the Channel One Theater on East 60th St. in New York, a venue that featured R-rated video recordings shown on three television sets, which was a novelty to the audiences of the time. <P1-S4> Compilations of sketches from these presentations were taken on tour to college venues, and based on audience responses, the best-received sketches were restaged on film with most of the original actors reprising their roles. <P1-S5> The news desk satire, including the signature line "Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow" was later used by Chase for his signature "Weekend Update" piece on "Saturday Night Live", although in the film he does not appear in that segment. <P1-S6> Randa Haines, who later directed "Children of a Lesser God", was script supervisor. <SEP> <P2-S0> Gaslight is a 1944 American psychological- thriller film, adapted from Patrick Hamilton's 1938 play" Gas Light", about a woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she is going insane. <P2-S1> The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Screenplay; winning two for Best Actress and Best Production Design. <P2-S2> The 1944 version was the second version to be filmed, following the British film" Gaslight", directed by Thorold Dickinson and released in 1940. <P2-S3> This 1944 version was directed by George Cukor and starred Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, and 18- year- old Angela Lansbury in an Oscar- nominated screen debut( Supporting Actress). <P2-S4> " Gaslight" had a larger scale and budget than the earlier film, and lends a different feel to the material. <P2-S5> To avoid confusion with the first film, this version was originally given the title The Murder in Thornton Square in the UK. <P2-S6> This film features numerous deviations from the original stage play, though the central drama of a husband trying to drive his wife insane in order to distract her from his criminal activities remains. <P2-S7> In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being" culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". <SEP> <P3-S0> Matt Corboy( born June 4, 1973) is an American actor. <P3-S1> He has appeared in both films and television series. <SEP> <P4-S0> George Dewey Cukor( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. <P4-S1> He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. <P4-S2> His career flourished at RKO when David O. Selznick, the studio's Head of Production, assigned Cukor to direct several of RKO's major films, including" What Price Hollywood?"( 1932)," A Bill of Divorcement"( 1932)," Our Betters"( 1933), and" Little Women"( 1933). <P4-S3> When Selznick moved to MGM in 1933, Cukor followed and directed" Dinner at Eight"( 1933) and" David Copperfield"( 1935) for Selznick and" Romeo and Juliet"( 1936) and" Camille"( 1936) for Irving Thalberg. <P4-S4> He was replaced as the director of" Gone with the Wind"( 1939), but he went on to direct" The Philadelphia Story"( 1940)," Gaslight"( 1944)," Adam's Rib"( 1949)," Born Yesterday"( 1950)," A Star Is Born"( 1954)," Bhowani Junction"( 1956), and won the Academy Award for Best Director for" My Fair Lady"( 1964). <P4-S5> He continued to work into the 1980s. <SEP> <P5-S0> Kenneth Roy Shapiro (5 June 1942 – 18 November 2017) was an American writer, producer, and child actor. <P5-S1> Most notably, he played the role of the "Kid" on "The Buick-Berle Show." <P5-S2> He was a regular on George Scheck's "Star Time" Kids Show (1951–52) working under the name "Kenny Sharpe, along with another budding star Connie Francis." <P5-S3> Shapiro also directed several titles, including "The Groove Tube" (1974) and "Modern Problems" (1981). <P5-S4> He died in November 2017 at the age of 75 from cancer.