Leans Traditional
7.3
Dolls
(2002)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
The Oil-Hell Murder (1957)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Buddhism: Positive
Overview
A privileged son betrays his family for the favors of a geisha in 18th century Osaka.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film explores the universal themes of human passion, societal constraints, and tragic love, focusing on the irreconcilable conflict between individual desires and social obligations without explicitly promoting a specific political ideology.
The movie, being a Japanese production, features a cast that is traditional for its cultural context, without the presence of traditionally white roles or explicit minority recasting as defined by the criteria. The narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on DEI themes in a manner consistent with the provided framework.
Secondary
The film, a tragedy exploring human desire and its violent consequences, implicitly affirms Buddhist principles regarding the nature of suffering (dukkha) and the karmic repercussions of immoral actions. The narrative demonstrates the destructive power of attachment and greed, aligning with a worldview where such actions lead to inevitable suffering, thus validating the underlying moral framework.
The film "The Oil-Hell Murder" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a dissolute son's financial troubles, his heterosexual relationship, and his eventual crime, without incorporating any queer elements.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This 1957 film is an adaptation of Chikamatsu Monzaemon's 1721 kabuki play. Key characters, such as the protagonist Yohei and victim Okichi, maintain their original genders from the source material. No established characters underwent a gender change.
This 1957 Japanese film adapts a classic kabuki play set in 18th-century Japan. All characters in the source material and the film are Japanese, with no indication of any character's race being altered from their established origin.
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