Tracing the thread…
Explores orphaned and displaced characters discovering their true identities and belonging, most notably in Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle.
Hou Hsiao-hsien TaiwanExamines fractured identities and lost connections in post-colonial contexts through meditative narratives about characters searching for roots and family.
Ken Loach United KingdomFocuses on marginalized individuals and social outcasts struggling to forge identity and find dignity within systems that have abandoned them.