redemption after violence

His films like 'Rashomon' and 'Ikiru' explore moral ambiguity and spiritual redemption through violence and human weakness.

Works such as 'Taxi Driver' and 'The Last Temptation of Christ' obsessively examine violent men seeking grace and spiritual salvation.

His later films like 'Eastern Promises' and 'A History of Violence' probe how individuals can transcend cycles of brutal pasts.