urban boarding house

His films explore intimate human connections and social marginalization within confined urban spaces, particularly examining how strangers form makeshift families in cramped Tokyo apartments and boarding houses.

He consistently portrays working-class urban life in boarding houses and shared accommodations, documenting the economic struggles and human dignity of those living on society's margins.

Her films capture the lives of transient communities living in vans, motels, and temporary urban shelters, exploring themes of isolation, resilience, and unconventional belonging in modern America.