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Me and the Cult Leader(Movie, 2021)

Original title: "AGANAI 地下鉄サリン事件と私" (Japanese/JA)
1h 54min | Genres: Documentary, Crime, History
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Me and the Cult Leader (Aganai) is a 2020 Japanese documentary film. The film follows the director, Atsushi Sakahara, a victim of the 1995 Tokyo Subway Sarin Gas Attack, and Araki Hiroshi, a current executive member of the doomsday cult Aleph (previously Aum Shinrikyo) behind the attack, as they travel to their hometowns in the Kyoto prefecture. It premiered at the Sheffield Doc Fest as part of its Ghosts and Apparitions strand. ()
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About Me and the Cult Leader

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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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 03/20/2021
Cast: Atsushi Sakahara, Hiroshi Araki
Director: Atsushi Sakahara
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"奧姆真理教與我"
"AGANAI 地下鉄サリン事件と私"
"Aganai: The Cult Leader and Me"
"Me and the Cult Leader- A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:437621, Added: 05/14/2021, Last updated: 03/29/2024