Aganai: Me and the Cult Leader - A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil
"A Modern Report on The Banality of Evil"
2021-03-20
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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 directly involved in any of the crimes.The beginning of a friendship, a trip for redemption, or the confirmation that each human has to go their own way.
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Director
Atsushi Sakahara
Sound Mixer
Ryoma Ochiai
Editor
Junko Watanabe
Production Coordinator
Kohei Yanagisawa
Production Coordinator
Katsutoshi Araki
Co-Producer
Pearl Chan
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Status
Released
Countries
Japan
Companies
Good People Inc.
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