immortality and vanity

His films obsessively dissect the vanity of fame, beauty, and desire for immortality through cinema itself, most notably in 8½ and La Dolce Vita.

Repeatedly explores mortality and the human yearning for lasting legacy and meaning in works like Ikiru and Ran, questioning whether earthly achievements grant immortality.

Confronts death and the vanity of human ambitions directly through existential psychological dramas like The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries.