What do you think of Akira Kurosawa or Hayao Miyazaki, if you've seen their work? Or even Guillermo del Toro?
Possible resources (probably not the best, but they at least address common themes in their presentation of their material).
Kurosawa:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000041/bio
Miyazaki:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0594503/bio
Gui:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0868219/bio