atomic bombing

His film 'Rhapsody in August' directly explores the psychological and emotional aftermath of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on survivors and their families.

His documentary-style works and dramas persistently examined the human devastation and moral questions arising from Japan's experience of atomic warfare.

'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Paths of Glory' interrogate the absurdity and horror of nuclear weapons and war through dark satire and unflinching realism.