
Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
Visit website5.0/10 • 4
1994-12-01 • 2h 49m
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.
- Directors
- Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jackie Bastide
- Editors
- Jackie Bastide

Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
Visit website1994-12-01 • 2h 49m
5.0/10 • 4
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.
- Directors
- Jean-Jacques Beineix, Jackie Bastide
- Editors
- Jackie Bastide
Top Billed Cast
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Kyoko Nakamura
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Kato Noriko
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Miri Uchida
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Akio Nakamori
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Masakazu Uemura
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Keisuke Nakao
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Koshi Nonaka
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Ryuma Miyoshi
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- Original Language
- French
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- Keywords
- japanobsessionhobbyodd hobby