post-war corruption

His neorealist masterpieces like 'Rocco and His Brothers' and 'The Leopard' dissect the moral decay and corruption embedded in post-WWII Italian society and class structures.

'The Third Man' and 'A Foreign Affair' expose the black markets, moral compromise, and institutional corruption of post-war Vienna and Berlin with cynical precision.

'Stray Dog' and 'High and Low' examine how post-war Japan's social instability and inequality breed criminal corruption and moral ambiguity in individuals and systems.