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Onan (1963) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1963 · 8 mins
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- Directed by
- Takahiko Iimura
- Starring
- Akiko Kodaira, Natsuyuki Nakanishi
The film explores desire as self‑directed masturbation, presenting it without an external object. A large egg appears, symbolically embodying the protagonist’s cravings. When he encounters a woman, he collapses while still clutching the egg, parodying his own yearning.
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