heroism and duty

His samurai films like 'Seven Samurai' and 'Harakiri' explore heroism as a complex moral obligation bound by honor and sacrifice.

Through films like 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'Schindler's List', he examines ordinary individuals rising to extraordinary moral duty during war.

His introspective works like 'Stalker' and 'Mirror' probe the spiritual and philosophical dimensions of duty and sacrifice with meditative depth.