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Otaku

“A look at the obsessive urban male Japanese society.”

1994 · 52 min
Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix · France · Contemporary European Art Cinema
Documentary

Cast

Akitoshi Ashida Hiroki Hashimoto Noriko Kato Yo Kawamorita Yumi Kurokawa Ryuma Miyoshi

Plot

A short documentary about Japan's otaku, young people obsessed with video games, comics and electronics, and the lonely world they build around them.

Sinekatalog’s take

A curious early look at a subculture.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (189 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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