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"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.

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What is Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire (1994) 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 stars in Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire?

Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire stars Sion Sono (Self), Kyoko Nakamura (Self), Kato Noriko (Self), Miri Uchida (Self), Akio Nakamori (Self). The film was directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix.

How long is Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire?

Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1994.

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