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1994

Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire

Directed by Jackie Bastide
A look at the obsessive urban male Japanese society.

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.

Duration

2h 49m

Released

December 1, 1994

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Cast19

  • Sion Sono
  • Kyoko Nakamura
  • Kato Noriko
  • Miri Uchida
  • Akio Nakamori
  • Masakazu Uemura
  • Keisuke Nakao
  • Koshi Nonaka
  • Ryuma Miyoshi

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