He made a 10hr film criticizing Japan's role in WWII (based on the autobiography of Junpei Gomikawa ) titled The Human Condition 「人間の條件」, burning indictments of samurai code Harakiri 「切腹」 and Samurai Rebellion 「上意討ち 拝領妻始末」, and a collection of folk ghost stories called Kwaidan 「階段」 to name a few.
Basically if you like Kurosawa films but wish they were more critical of power, check this guy out
Dude also looks like a Japanese DeVito
I'll update this post with DLs for some of his films in 1080p once they're done uploading
Completely agreed. Harakiri's masterful plotting and breathtakingly dramatic action sequences (and unerring view of cruelty) puts it well above anything Kurosawa did, jidaigeki wise.