Me and the Cult Leader: A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil

Me and the Cult Leader: A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil 2021 Released

Directed by Atsushi Sakahara

Documentary, Crime, History · 114 min

 

Me and the Cult Leader: A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil 2021 Released

Directed by Atsushi Sakahara

Documentary, Crime, History · 114 min

 

Atsushi Sakahara, a victim of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo's subway system, travels with Hiroshi Araki, an executive of Aleph (formerly Aum Shinrikyo), the attack's perpetrators, visiting their respective hometowns and the university they both attended. Conversations unfold, building intimacy: we learn why Araki joined the infamous organization led by Shoko Asahara and why, still, Araki remains an executive member of the cult, even though he was not... see more

Atsushi Sakahara, a victim of the 1995 sarin gas attack in Tokyo's subway system, travels with Hiroshi Araki, an executive of Aleph (formerly Aum Shinrikyo), the attack's perpetrators, visiting their respective hometowns and the university they both attended. Conversations unfold, building intimacy: we learn why Araki joined the infamous organization led by Shoko Asahara and why, still, Araki remains an executive member of the cult, even though he was not... see more

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Mar 20, 2021
COUNTRY
JP
LANGUAGE
JA
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