Tracing the thread…
His masterpiece 'Rashomon' uses rain as a central metaphor for truth and perception, while 'Seven Samurai' employs rain ceremonies and weather as spiritual and dramatic elements.
Andrei Tarkovsky Soviet Union/RussiaHis contemplative cinema frequently features rain as a transcendent, ritualistic element that connects the material and spiritual worlds, especially in 'Stalker' and 'Mirror'.