honor codes

His samurai films like 'Harakiri' and 'Seppuku' deeply explore the rigid codes of honor, loyalty, and the personal cost of adhering to or defying them.

His crime dramas extensively examine moral codes, loyalty, and the consequences when characters struggle between personal honor and institutional loyalty.

His films challenge and deconstruct social codes and behavioral norms, exposing how arbitrary honor systems can become through darkly absurdist narratives.