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Out now in Tokyo + Sold out in Hong Kong
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Mar 23, 2021
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September 2020
Murders (Revised)
By the demise of the cult, executive members had killed more than 80 people. Here are the stories of the first two murders: the' ‘accidental’ death of…
Sep 19, 2020
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August 2020
Miracles
10,000 USD for a sip of Shoko Asahara’s blood, anyone? This episode we look into the diverse “initiation” specials Aum Shinrikyo offered that made them…
Aug 16, 2020
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Building Utopia
In 1984, Shoko Asahara went to see a private investigator named Mekawa to learn about Tenrikyo, another New Religion which started in the 18th Century…
Aug 1, 2020
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July 2020
In Search of a Guru in India
In 1985-1987, Shoko Asahara goes on a number of trips to India in search of a guru to validate and guide his (so far) self-taught yoga practise. His…
Jul 17, 2020
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Bonus Episode: Q&A at Sheffield with Cintia Gil (Part 2)
Welcome to our second bonus episode! Cintia Gil, director of the Sheffield Doc Fest speak to us on the process behind the festival! Me and the Cult…
Jul 6, 2020
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June 2020
Bonus Episode: Q&A at Sheffield with Cintia Gil (Part 1)
Welcome to our first bonus episode! Director Atsushi Sakahara (and a little bit of Pearl Chan) speak to Cintia Gil, director of the Sheffield Doc Fest…
Jun 26, 2020
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Join Us, It's Fun! ( Radio Drama)
Note: Mentions Suicide. In 1985, Aum Shinrikyo’s recruiting efforts are paying off. This is a radio drama of one early member’s experience. Our…
Jun 19, 2020
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Levitation
When we think about Aum Shinrikyo, we often think about the guru Shoko Asahara or the men he was arrested with, but in 1985, in a small Shibuya flat…
Jun 6, 2020
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May 2020
New Name
We’re back to cults! After his second pharmacy closes after a police investigation, embittered Chizuo Matsumoto knocks on the door of Shuo Nishiyama…
May 24, 2020
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Interrogation
June 22, 1982, Deputy Detective Takeo Shiroiwa arrives at the gate of 27 year old Chizuo Matsumoto’s home and rings the buzzer, search warrant in hand…
May 8, 2020
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Formation
Before starting a doomsday cult, Chizuo Matsumoto ran an acupuncture clinic out of his first apartment with his wife and baby daughter. Before…
May 1, 2020
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