Me and the Cult Leader: A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil
Me and the Cult Leader: A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil

Me and the Cult Leader: A Modern Report on the Banality of Evil

6.3

1 hr 54 min

2021-03-20

3

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.

Documentary

Crime

History

Trailers

Characters

Hiroshi Araki

Hiroshi Araki

self

Shoko Asahara

Shoko Asahara

Atsushi Sakahara

Atsushi Sakahara

Takako Sakahara

Takako Sakahara

Takeshi Sakahara

Takeshi Sakahara

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