animal warriors

His documentaries obsessively explore animal behavior and the violent struggle for survival in nature, treating animals as protagonists in epic conflicts.

He employs animals as symbolic warriors and moral agents in films like 'Micmacs' and 'The Sisters Brothers,' blending metaphor with raw physicality.

His kinetic visual style transforms animal sequences into balletic combat scenes, most notably in 'Ichi the Killer' and his exploration of primal aggression across species.