His surreal narratives dissolve reality into dreamlike states where characters and identities vanish into psychological labyrinths, exemplified by *Mulholland Drive* and *Twin Peaks*.
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Michelangelo Antonioni·Italy
He specializes in the inexplicable disappearance of people and meaning in modern life, with *L'Avventura* featuring an unresolved vanishing that defines the entire film's existential inquiry.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda·Japan
His films explore how people vanish from social systems and collective memory, particularly in works like *Shoplifters* and *Broker* that examine invisible lives and lost connections.