The Graceful Brute (1962) 1080p -

Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, the film is a biting satire on postwar Japanese materialism and greed:

: Nearly the entire movie takes place within a single, claustrophobic two-room apartment in a concrete public housing complex ( danchi ). The Graceful Brute (1962) 1080p

: The family discovers that those they are trying to con—specifically a "graceful" accountant played by Ayako Wakao—are even more conniving and ruthless than they are. Why It Is Considered a "Hidden Gem" Directed by Yūzō Kawashima, the film is a