CinemaOSMovie · 1994 · 2h 49m
Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire

A look at the obsessive urban male Japanese society.

50%(6)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byJean-Jacques Beineix, Jackie Bastide

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 49m
Language
FR
Released
December 1, 1994
Studios
France 2

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sion Sono

Sion Sono

Self

Kyoko Nakamura

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

Creative team
Directed by
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jackie Bastide
Produced by
Jean-Jacques Beineix
Jean-Jacques Beineix

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