Aganai: Me and the Cult Leader - A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil
A Modern Report on The Banality of Evil
114 mins
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.
Atsushi Sakahara
Director
Pearl Chan
Co-Producer
Etsuko Matsuo
Producer
Atsushi Sakahara
Producer
Soto Ikemiya
Music
Tatsuya Yamada
Cinematography
Junko Watanabe
Editor
Masahiro Takemori
Production Manager
Yuta Tanaka
Production Manager
Ryoma Ochiai
Sound Mixer
Nakaba Ueda
Sound Mixer
Katsutoshi Araki
Production Coordinator
Ayaka Tachibana
Production Assistant
Kohei Yanagisawa
Production Coordinator
Tsuneyuki Kobayashi
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