His films obsessively explore the decay and grandeur of aristocratic estates as metaphors for historical transformation and family legacy.
Hayao Miyazaki JapanHe frequently depicts ancestral spaces—old houses, shrines, and rural homes—as repositories of spiritual memory and cultural continuity.
Hou Hsiao-hsien TaiwanHis contemplative cinema treats family homes and inherited spaces as sites where personal and national histories intertwine across generations.