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.

Pearl Chan

Co-Producer

Tatsuya Yamada

Cinematography

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

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