social pretense

His surrealist films systematically expose and mock the absurdity of social conventions and bourgeois hypocrisy through darkly comedic scenarios.

His meticulously composed domestic dramas reveal the quiet pretenses and unspoken tensions beneath the surface of Japanese family life and social rituals.

His films ruthlessly dissect middle-class facades and social performativity, forcing audiences to confront the violence and cruelty hidden beneath polite society.