His philosophical films like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' meditate on mortality, memory, and spiritual transcendence through haunting, introspective imagery.
Ingmar Bergman SwedenHis masterworks 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Fanny and Alexander' directly confront death, the divine, and the possibility of afterlife with existential depth.
Hirokazu Koreeda JapanFilms like 'After Life' and 'Like Father, Like Son' explore death, memory, and what persists beyond mortality with profound emotional tenderness.