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His films frequently feature magical tree houses and forest dwellings as sanctuaries of wonder, most notably in 'My Neighbor Totoro' and 'Princess Mononoke.'

His documentaries and films obsessively explore humanity's relationship with untamed nature and remote, elevated living spaces as manifestations of ambition and isolation.

His poetic filmography meditates on humanity's harmonious connection to nature and arboreal environments as spaces of spiritual transcendence and memory.