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Unchecked desires/passions

#ThematicPassions
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Raised byBen

Takashi Miike

4 episodes touching this theme
  • Strongly explored
    Audition

    · raised by Ben

    "Aoyama’s fantasy and loneliness drive the fake audition and the downfall."

    Cross-refFatal AttractionBlack Swan
  • Strongly explored
    Visitor Q

    · raised by Ben

    "Characters follow impulses to extreme, shocking conclusions; pure Miike chaos."

    Cross-refFatal AttractionBlack Swan
  • Partially
    First Love

    · raised by Ben

    "Addiction, greed, and corruption drive the antagonists more than the leads."

    Cross-refBlack SwanFatal Attraction
  • Strongly explored
    Ichi the Killer

    · raised by Ben

    "Characters pursue their impulses—pain, fear, domination—to their extreme ends."

    Cross-refBlack SwanFatal Attraction