Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire (1994)
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.
Director: Jackie Bastide, Jean-Jacques Beineix
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 169 min
Release Date: December 1, 1994
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
Editing: Jackie Bastide
Production: France 2
Country: France, Japan
Language: English, Français, 日本語
Original Language: fr
Keywords
japan, obsession, hobby, odd hobby
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire about?
- 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.
- Who directed Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire?
- Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire was directed by Jackie Bastide, Jean-Jacques Beineix.
- Who stars in Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire?
- Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire stars Sion Sono, Kyoko Nakamura, Kato Noriko, Miri Uchida, Akio Nakamori, Masakazu Uemura.
- How long is Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire?
- Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire has a runtime of 2h 49m (169 minutes).
- What genre is Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire?
- Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire is a Documentary film.
- Where was Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire produced?
- Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire was produced in France, Japan.