Listen free to lets talk about sects on iheartradio. Focusing on the groups spokesperson araki hiroshi, mori caught much more than the cults daily life with his camera. Aum shinrikyo at banjawarn station in australia contact harry mason dead on the trail of harry mason. His family remains loyal but lapsed members are less enamored with the polygamous sect, within which women seem to have few rights. Banjawarn station, north of leonora in western australia, was aum shinrikyos observation base for esoteric weapons tests conducted by unknown powers. This edgy, provocative documentary created a heated debate in japan. Tony schiena was featured in the vice documentary superpower for hire.
Til of the 1995 tokyo subway sarin attacks in which 12. Discussion of cults and extreme beliefs between carl and holly, and on occasion a guest. Rent a 1998 starring hiroshi araki on dvd and bluray. The documentary is one of many titles in the fascinating subgenre of controversial religious documentaries. Aum shinrikyo and japanese youth daniel metraux on. Aliran sesat ini terbentuk pada tahun 1984 dan menjadi perhatian internasional ketika melakukan penyerangan di kereta bawah tanah pada tahun 1995. And since the terrorist attacks in the usa last sept 11, millions of civilians across the world are once again in fear of weapons loaded with anthrax, smallpox, and other germ.
In 1993, the aum shinrikyo cult aerosolized bacillus anthracis spores over kameido, japan. It carried out the deadly tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 and was found to have been responsible for another smaller sarin attack the previous year. Aum shinrikyo, or the religion of supreme truth, was a murderous japanese religion founded in the 80s by shoko asahara, a crackpot seeker with messianic delusions. Swami sri yukteswar quotes diy two story cat climber meow aum. Naoko kikuchi was arrested for tokyo subway sarin gas attack, after 17 years on the run on sunday june 3, 2012.
Aum shinrikyo commonly referred to simply as aum was a millenarian new religious movement founded by selfproclaimed guru asahara shoko, which began in 1984 as a small yoga class called aum society oumu no kai. Zero hour terror in tokyo s01e04 documentary movie. Japans strange and deadly insurrectionist cult 1995. The deadly poison killed people and seriously injured 50 more after a 1995 attack on tokyos subway by the aum shinrikyo cult. The 10 most bizarre apocalyptic scenarios as prophesied by. Fully explain the threat posed by the group in the video japanese sarin cult the video can be found in the week 3 lesson and link the key cbrn agents threat they used in their actions to a current potential threat to our homeland based upon additional research you conduct from the internet or other reliable academic sources. Collecting information from around the web and presenting it in an easily digestible form.
It is an unflinching, uncompromising and wholly neutral document of how dangerous any highly ordered, strictly administered closed system can quickly become be it the grip of. Aum shinrikyo aum supreme truth cult laughs from the. But what attracts people to join a cult and what makes them stay. Aum shinrikyo, the buddhist sect led by shoko asahara and responsible for the 1995. Aum shinrikyoaleph is a syncretic belief system that draws upon asaharas idiosyncratic interpretations of elements of early indian buddhism and tibetan buddhism, as well as hinduism, taking shiva as the main image of worship and incorporating millennialist ideas from the christian book of revelation, yoga, and the writings of nostradamus.
It ended the myth of japan as a safe society, and as the catalogue of atrocities that had preceded the subway attack came to light, the japanese were forced to face up to some home truths namely that this particular cancer was homegrown and not a result of corrupt outside influences. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The wanted poster of a former aum shinrikyo cult member displayed in tokyo, japan. Consequence management in the 1995 sarin attacks on the. The cult leader and me he embarks on a journey with the cults executive, hiroshi araki, to record the parallel experiences of a victim and perpetrator. An rt documentary crew traveled to see ziona, the head of the worlds largest family, who has led a quasichristian cult in rural india for decades.
Katsuya takahashi is the only remaining fugitive having 10 million yen bounty on his head. The sarin incident in the tokyo subway system marked a major turn in japanese society. Lets talk about sects is a monthly podcast focusing on a different cult each episode. Every week, we bring you one overlooked aspect of the stories that made news in recent days. Sarah takes a storytelling, deep dive approach, looking at the history of a sects leaders, the recruitment of members, their experiences, psychological aspects, and notable incidents during its existence. Tokyo ap thirteen japanese cult members may be sent to the gallows any day now for a deadly 1995 gas attack on the tokyo subway system and other crimes. Om mantra wallpaper download hd meditative mind cat monday blues meow aum.
It was the end of the myth that had labeled japan the safe country. Record a voice message on your smart phone and email it. In many instances the staff has obtained first hand accounts and original documentary evidence from government and private sources. Aum shinrikyo cult leader shoko asahara documentary.
The captivating story of the notorious aum shinrikyo cult continues in director tatsuya moris fascinating followup to the 1998 documentary a. This group attracted worldwide attention after its poison gas attack on the tokyo subways in march. Aum shinrikyo adalah sebuah aliran sesat dari jepang yang menggabungkan ajaran beberapa agama dengan yoga. A diy documentary about shoko asahara, leader of aum shinrikyo, the japanese sarin gas death cult. Aum supreme truth is a japanese doomsday cult founded by. The aum shinrikyo sarin gas attack on the tokyo subway was an epochal event. Aum supreme truth is a japanese doomsday cult founded by shoko asahara vintage photograph. This documentary looks behind closed doors of a secret world mixed with fascination and fear. Asahara was convicted of masterminding the deadly 1995 saringas attack on the tokyo subway, and was also involved in several other crimes. In 1994, aum shinrikyo members released a cloud of sarin into the japanese city of matsumoto, killing eight people and injuring 500. The film focuses on a young spokesman for the cult hiroshi araki, a troubled 28yearold who had severed all family ties and rejected all forms of materialism before joining the sect.
Watch 17japanese sarin cult aum shinrikyo video dailymotion waja100 on dailymotion. The attack was perpetrated by aum shinrikyo, a shadowy doomsday cult. Download aum shinrikyo and japanese youth ebook free. Witness history, sarin gas attack in tokyo bbc world service. The history of aum shinrikyo, japanese doomsday cult.
The infamous murders episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. Suspicion quickly fell on japans aum shinrikyo religious cult. Interview 1527 new world next week with james evan. The aum shinrikyo yoga cult a case study on the aum shinrikyo. In the aftermath of the 1995 sarin gas release in tokyos subway system, director tatsuya mori bravely went behind the scenes to chart the activities of aum. Featuring the terrifying cult and their deeds, performances from shoko asahara himself, this video. Aum shinrikyo, gerakan misterius di balik serangan gas. Aleph, formerly aum shinrikyo, is a japanese doomsday cult founded by shoko asahara in 1984. After an experimental bionerve gas is accidentally released at a remote u. Tatsuya mori is a japanese documentary filmmaker, tv director and author. The lid is lifted on the monstrous activities and thwarted plans of the aum supreme truth cult and show how its apocalyptic rhetoric and plans to kill the emperor. Til of the 1995 tokyo subway sarin attacks in which 12 died and over 4000 were injured many permanently.
The targeted neighborhood was home to several judges who were sitting on the council of a real estate lawsuit, which was expected to go against aum shinrikyo. Click through the gallery for reallife cults secretive religions, and the. In 1995 aum leader shoko asahara went to trial for his role in the 1995 poison gas attack on the tokyo subways, but even as he languished behind bars his followers continued to maintain their extreme. Director tatsuya mori had the opportunity to live with members after the attack and make this truly unique film illustrating the outside world from the aum perspective. The aum shinrikyo yoga cult a case study on the aum. Moris original documentary about aum shinrikyo, a, leaves the viewer a bit confused. Jejak berdarah aum shinrikyo, aliran sesat paling kejam.
July 6, 2018, born chizuo matsumoto, matsumoto chizuo, was a japanese terrorist. Aum shinrikyo cultsarin gas attacks aum supreme truth. Footnote 1 aums belief system consisted of a syncretic, eclectic mixture of various religious traditions such as hinduism, tibetan buddhism, new age spiritualism, and. Asahara believed that a nuclear apocalypse was imminent unless he could cleanse the world of its bad karma. Ten years later, asahara, now aged 40, was known as the founder of aum shinrikyo. Zero hour terror in tokyo s01e04 documentary movie national geographic 2015. Aum cult members face execution for tokyo subway gas. Download citation consequence management in the 1995 sarin attacks on the japanese subway system in the early to mid1990s, a group known as aum. Pin on insane religious cults that are active today. It carried out the deadly tokyo subway sarin attack in 1995 and was found to have been responsible for another smaller sarin attack the previous year the group has never confessed. Cult documentary evil cult leaders investigation discovery. Spore samples were obtained from the release site, cultured, and characterized by molecular genetic typing. Aum shinrikyo presentation backup video news about aum shinrikyo, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times aum supreme truth aum a cult also know as aum shinrikyo 1 and aleph established in 1987 by shoko asahara, the aum aimed to take over japan 2 and. Arefu, formerly aum shinrikyo, oumu shinrikyo, is a japanese doomsday cult founded by shoko asahara in 1984.
The aum followers seem to operate in an independent world where their religious leader did not dispatch followers to seriously injure and kill hundreds of people on the tokyo subway system. Memories of the aum shinrikyo cults deadly sarin gas attack on the tokyo underground in 1995 are still fresh. Aum shinrikyo and shoko asahara thought itd be a good idea to make a video game out of this. Whether it was assad, a moslem antiassad group on the ground plenty of them, or even an israeli mossad operation. The film looks on bizarre gurus like charles manson and jim jones peoples temple, shoko asahara and aum shinrikyo, david koresh branch davidians.
Aum shinrikyo and japanese youth offers insights into japanese spirituality by analyzing the motivations of those who joined the aum shinrikyo religious sect. While his documentaries on aum shinrikyo were very controversial when they were. A is a 1998 japanese documentary film about the aum shinrikyo cult following the arrest of its. Picking up where his a documentary left off, japanese filmmaker tatsuya mori continues to follow the aum shinrikyo cult, the group responsible for a poisoned gas attack on a tokyo subway station in 1995. The best and most comprehensive quotes for young people about life. He was the founder of the japanese doomsday cult group aum shinrikyo.
For one thing, aum leader shoko asahara was already in custody, so while there are. In 1996, filmmaker tatsuya mori received permission to tape the inside activities of japans religious cult aum shinrikyo the enigmatic group that released sarin gas into tokyos subway system in 1995. His cabinets research funding for development of the hivcoronavirusmtb chimera now grips a stunned japanese public much like sarin fears did during the tokyo subway gassing, that earlier mass murder arising from abes wmd team inside the aum shinrikyo front group of a quartercentury ago. We discuss australian sheep ranches, the social lives of scientists, and the infamous hurricane ham of 2016. We discuss aum shinrikyo, or as jess likes to call them, that cult i totally could have joined if i lived in japan. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Shoko asahara, adolfo constanzo, charles manson, jim jones rick alan ross is a private consultant, lecturer, and cult intervention specialist. Whomever it was who killed those people in syria using saran gas surely deserves to burn in hell. He has been credited for exposing isis use of chemical warfare against.
Rise, the rajneeshees, aum shinrikyo and bruce ivins. A is a 1998 japanese documentary film about the aum shinrikyo cult following the arrest of its leaders for instigating the sarin gas attack on the tokyo subway in 1995. Asahara was convicted for being the mastermind behind the 1995 tokyo subway sarin attack and several other crimes, for which he was sentenced to death in 2004. On march 20th, 1995 atsushi sakahara was one of over 6,000 people injured in the attack on the tokyo metro by the aum shinrikyo doomsday cult, who still operate and recruit today. Bbc world service witness history, sarin gas attack in tokyo. Shoko asahara asahara shoko, march 2, 1955 july 6, 2018, born chizuo matsumoto matsumoto chizuo, was the founder of the japanese doomsdaycult group aum shinrikyo.
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