city vs countryside

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Bicycle Thieves' and 'Umberto D.' capture the struggles of urban working-class life against the backdrop of rural displacement and modernization.

Films like 'Days of Heaven' and 'The New World' poetically explore the tension between civilized society and untamed natural landscapes, urbanization versus pastoral existence.

Works such as 'Still Walking' and 'Like Father, Like Son' delicately examine the cultural and emotional divide between urban and rural Japan, tradition versus modern city life.