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

  • s_p_l_o_d_e [they/them,he/him]
    hexagon
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    4 years ago

    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.