Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire

Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire

1994/12/01 • Released • English, French, Japanese

Documentary
5.0
2h 49m

A look at the obsessive urban male Japanese society.

Overview

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

Casts
Sion Sono

Sion Sono

Himself

Kyoko Nakamura

Kyoko Nakamura

Herself

Kato Noriko

Herself

Miri Uchida

Himself

Akio Nakamori

Himself

Masakazu Uemura

Himself

Keisuke Nakao

Himself

Koshi Nonaka

Himself

Ryuma Miyoshi

Himself

Akitoshi Ashida

Himself

Toshiaki Sonoda

Himself

Maki Satoh

Herself

Yo Kawamorita

Himself

Tamotsu Sengoku

Himself

Hiroki Hashimoto

Himself

Miki Taguchi

Herself

Yumi Kurokawa

Herself

Risaku Kiritoshi

Himself

Shigeru Miyamoto

Shigeru Miyamoto

Himself

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