The Life of Oharu (1952)
Follows a womans fight and survival amid the vicissitudes of life and the cruelty of society
The Life of a Horsetrader (1951)
This early gem starring the great Mifune Toshiro tells the tale of Katakana Yonetaro aka The Shark, a rough and tumble horse trader in Japans rugged northernmost territory of Hokkaddo