honor and tradition

His samurai films like 'Harakiri' and 'Seven Samurai' explore the tension between personal honor codes and social duty within feudal traditions.

His Spaghetti Westerns deconstruct the myth of honor and tradition in the American West, revealing the moral ambiguity beneath heroic ideals.

Films like 'Goodfellas' and 'The Godfather Part III' examine how tradition and honor codes operate within family and criminal hierarchies, often leading to tragedy.