Behind the Mask: On Sexual Demons, Sacred Mothers, Transvestites, Gangsters, and Other Japanese Cultural Heroes |
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... husband behind . Like most husbands in these entertainments , he is a typical mother's boy , who does not lift a finger to protect his wife from maternal harrassment . What is more he gets a divorce and marries a girl personally picked ...
... husband behind . Like most husbands in these entertainments , he is a typical mother's boy , who does not lift a finger to protect his wife from maternal harrassment . What is more he gets a divorce and marries a girl personally picked ...
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... husband who thinks of nothing but his career . She then leaves him voluntarily to lead her dissolute life . Later , realizing the wickedness of her ways , she begs him to take her back . He refuses , but after more time passes regrets ...
... husband who thinks of nothing but his career . She then leaves him voluntarily to lead her dissolute life . Later , realizing the wickedness of her ways , she begs him to take her back . He refuses , but after more time passes regrets ...
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... husbands . This is a dramatic change from pre - war Japan when husbands could still send their wives back home - often ... husband , pointing at the cowering kids ; and he is vociferously backed by a panel of well - paid ' counsel- lors ...
... husbands . This is a dramatic change from pre - war Japan when husbands could still send their wives back home - often ... husband , pointing at the cowering kids ; and he is vociferously backed by a panel of well - paid ' counsel- lors ...
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Mirror of the Gods | 1 |
The Eternal Mother | 18 |
Holy Matrimony | 38 |
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