Up for 'Seconds'?: Western Artistic Representations of Jōhatsu
A continuation of considerations of Jōhatsu through Western media and John Frankenheimer's 1966 cult classic 'Seconds.'
John Frankenheimer's 1966 cult classic Seconds features a curious and fateful set of turns in the life of a prosperous banker named Arthur Hamilton (portrayed by John Randolph). Based on David Ely's 1962 book, his unfulfilling life mirrors the dissatisfaction that typically precedes jōhatsu. After being tricked and drugged, a mysterious and unspecified …
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