Japanese director Sho Miyake, known for intimate films like Small, Slow But Steady and Two Seasons, Two Strangers, sat down with The Verge to discuss how he tackles life's biggest questions through understated storytelling.
Miyake's films often center on characters navigating personal struggles—a boxer with hearing loss, a young woman confronting her past. He believes that grand existential themes are best explored through small, everyday moments.
"I'm interested in how people find meaning in the mundane," Miyake says. "Grand gestures are rare. It's the quiet decisions that shape who we are."
His approach involves deep observation and a refusal to offer easy answers. "I don't want to tell audiences what to think," he explains. "I want to create space for them to sit with their own questions."
Miyake's next project remains under wraps, but he hints it will continue his exploration of human connection and resilience.