Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
“A look at the obsessive urban male Japanese society.”
1994•2h 49m•5.0•Released
Documentary
A documentary that explores the life styles of various otakus in Japan. Various interviews are given to selected otakus who express how interesting it is to be an otaku as oppose to not being one at all. Along with various shots of various Japanese city landscapes and the inside of an average otaku home from rooms filled with videos, models, and the latest in technology.
Director
Jackie Bastide
Languages
English, French, Japanese
Studio
France 2
Cast
Sion Sono
Self
Kyoko Nakamura
Self
Kato Noriko
Self
Miri Uchida
Self
Akio Nakamori
Self
Masakazu Uemura
Self
Keisuke Nakao
Self
Koshi Nonaka
Self
Ryuma Miyoshi
Self
Akitoshi Ashida
Self
Toshiaki Sonoda
Self
Maki Satoh
Self
Yo Kawamorita
Self
Tamotsu Sengoku
Self
Hiroki Hashimoto
Self
Production
Company
France 2
Producer
Jean-Jacques Beineix
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