Me and the Cult Leader (2021)
1h 54m
Running Time
March 20, 2021Release Date
Me and the Cult Leader (2021)
1h 54m
Running Time
March 20, 2021Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Atsushi Sakahara
Self
Hiroshi Araki
Self
Hiroshi Araki
Self
Takako Sakahara
Self
Takeshi Sakahara
Self
Etsuko Matsuo
Producer
Nakaba Ueda
Sound Mixer
Pearl Chan
Co-Producer
Soto Ikemiya
Composer
Tatsuya Yamada
Cinematographer
Junko Watanabe
Editor
Tatsuya Yamada
Cinematography
Junko Watanabe
Editor
Masahiro Takemori
Production Manager
Yuta Tanaka
Production Manager
Ryoma Ochiai
Sound Mixer
Katsutoshi Araki
Production Coordinator
Ayaka Tachibana
Production Assistant
Kohei Yanagisawa
Production Coordinator
Tsuneyuki Kobayashi
Thanks
Shoko Asahara
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 20, 2021
Original NameAGANAI 地下鉄サリン事件と私
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
road movie
aum shinrikyo
aleph
aum
Wiki.
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.