perseverance through adversity

His films like 'Ikiru' and 'Rashomon' explore characters confronting impossible odds and finding meaning through struggle and moral perseverance.

His visceral films such as 'The Wrestler' and 'Black Swan' depict protagonists grinding through physical and psychological torment to achieve their obsessive goals.

His socially conscious films like 'I, Daniel Blake' and 'Sorry We Missed You' chronicle ordinary people's determined resistance against systemic adversity and dehumanization.