Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
1994
5.0 (6)
2 hr 49 min
French
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.
- Status
- Released
- Production
- France 2
Keywords
- japan
- obsession
- hobby
- odd hobby
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Top Cast
Sion Sono as Self
Kyoko Nakamura as Self
Kato Noriko as Self
Miri Uchida as Self
Akio Nakamori as Self
Masakazu Uemura as Self
Keisuke Nakao as Self
Koshi Nonaka as Self
Top Crew
Jackie Bastide · Director, Editor
Jean-Jacques Beineix · Director
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