traditional vs modern values

His films like 'Rashomon' and 'Seven Samurai' explore the collision between honor-bound tradition and practical modern necessity in post-war Japan.

He consistently examines the tension between Eastern cultural traditions and Western modernity through intimate family narratives in films like 'Eat Drink Man Woman' and 'Brokeback Mountain'.

His works like 'The Great Beauty' and 'Youth' critique the decay of classical values in contemporary society while mourning their loss with visual grandeur.