feudal injustice

His samurai epics like 'Ran' and 'Kagemusha' unflinchingly depict the brutal hierarchies and moral corruption of feudal power structures.

Films like 'Battleship Potemkin' and 'October' use revolutionary cinema to expose class oppression and the violence of feudal and authoritarian systems.

'The Canterbury Tales' and his other works critically examine social hierarchies and the exploitation inherent in feudal and class-based societies.