unexpected encounter

His films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Chungking Express' are built entirely around chance meetings and the poignant moments when strangers' lives intersect unexpectedly.

His 'Before' trilogy centers on two strangers meeting by chance on a train and explores how unexpected encounters can fundamentally change lives across decades.

His films like 'Shoplifters' and 'Broker' repeatedly examine how unexpected human connections and chance meetings between strangers create new family bonds and moral complexity.