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Emasculation

#Masculinity
1 director4 episodesin Themes

Takashi Miike

4 episodes touching this theme
  • Partially
    Audition

    Feb 2023

    "Male vulnerability is present but not as aggressively featured as in his other works."

    Cross-refFight ClubAmerican Beauty
  • Strongly explored
    Visitor Q

    Feb 2023

    "Male characters are repeatedly humiliated, dominated, and exposed."

    Cross-refFight ClubAmerican Beauty
  • Partially
    First Love

    Feb 2023

    "Male characters lose control repeatedly, but not as extreme as Visitor Q."

    Cross-refFight ClubAmerican Beauty
  • Strongly explored
    Ichi the Killer

    Feb 2023

    "Male bodies, pride, and dominance are constantly broken down literally and symbolically."

    Cross-refFight ClubAmerican Beauty