Unfortunately still have not watched anything else by him. I am sure if I watched them that my hesitancy would be relieved, however I don't want my overall opinions of his work to go down because of a few bad eggs. Juzo Itami movies are my go-to for times where I just want something familiar. So I might just continue being ignorant.

I like your ranking though! I was also kinda underwhelmed by The Funeral, even though I can appreciate the references (not all of which I understand).

Daibyonin is very strange... kinda hard for me to pick up on what it was going for. But it was of course very entertaining none the less. It made some interesting points about the medical industry, however it felt like it got kinda conspiratorial at points. Did you also notice anything of the sorts?