marriage and social status

His films, particularly 'Tokyo Story' and 'Late Spring,' explore marriage as a social institution and the tension between individual desire and family obligation across generations.

She examines how marriage constrains women's autonomy and social power through psychologically complex narratives like 'The Piano' and 'Bright Star.'

His films dissect marriage as a social cage reflecting class struggles and moral compromise, most starkly in '4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days' and 'Graduation.'