Me and the Cult Leader: A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil
2021•1h 54m•6.3•Released
DocumentaryCrimeHistory
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.
Director
Atsushi Sakahara
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Good People Inc.
Cast
Hiroshi Araki
self
Shoko Asahara
Atsushi Sakahara
Takako Sakahara
Takeshi Sakahara
Production
Company
Good People Inc.
Producer
Etsuko Matsuo
Producer
Atsushi Sakahara
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