honor and legacy

His samurai films like 'Sanjuro' and 'Harakiri' profoundly explore how honor shapes identity and the burden of legacy across generations.

His crime dramas repeatedly examine how characters build and destroy their legacies through moral choices, particularly in 'Goodfellas' and 'The Irishman'.

His films deconstruct societal honor codes and inherited traditions, questioning what legacy truly means in works like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer'.