power and mortality

His films like 'Throne of Blood' and 'Ran' examine how power corrupts and destroys those who wield it, culminating in inevitable decline and death.

Works such as 'Dr. Strangelove' and 'Barry Lyndon' explore the futility of human ambition and control in the face of mortality and fate.

His existential masterpieces like 'The Seventh Seal' and 'Wild Strawberries' directly confront mortality while questioning the nature of human power and meaning.