Japan - Aum Supreme Truth Cult

June 1995
We lift the lid 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 and overthrow the Japanese state were backed with deadly and detailed planning. From military training for cult members in Russia to a secret chemical factory in Australia the cult was preparing for doomsday. Members were immersed in hot water and imprisoned underground to ready them for war. It all began in 1990, when a former university student and 24 of his followers ran for Japanese Parliament. The voters snubbed their party. Five years later, leader Shoko Asahara extracted a terrible revenge as 5,500 people were left choking and blinded in Tokyo's city subways.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Japan
• Aum
• Supreme
• Truth
• Cult
• Levetation
• Death
• Terrorism
• news
• documentary
• current affairs
• journeyman
• journeyman pictures

[tweetylova09]

what morals and character does this cult(and other similar cults)have next to the government? they rant about so much glory and spiritual bullshit that they brainwash themselves so far up their ass they cant see things for how they are? they end up more corrupted than the government.

[yohummerguy]

seriously? why leave the people getting interviewed go untranslated or atleast have english subtitles? Does everyone here speak japanese?

[tnick2]

anyone who for a moment doesn't realise that this was allowed to happen, if indeed spurred on and supported by non-Japanese elements that control certain aspects of Japanese society and politics is but a fool themselves and a product of the same people that created the environment for these events to take place

[kenseisato1989]

i remember this on the news when i was yung when i lived in japan. it was pretty scary he had tanks and what not and was always on the news.

[bendeelala]

subtitles??



[MrIndoCanadian]

The religion is similar to Hinduism. Aum shanti shanti shanti

[Kleeeenex1]

the weirdest religion ever...

[xXvolhvXx]

Can I have subtitles? Not everybody is fluent in Japanese. =(

[sasha01198]

Just like Cesar Millan said: "Humans are the only animals who will follow unstable pack leaders." this is a good example of that