Podcasts by Before After Aum

Out now in Tokyo + Sold out in Hong Kong from 2021-03-23T08:01:45

It’s been so long! I managed to catch Atsushi between screenings in Tokyo yesterday! Atsushi has been busy with the release in Japan (today is DAY 3!) and I’ve been preparing it to meet the worl...

Murders (Revised) from 2020-09-19T16:48:33

By the demise of the cult, executive members had killed more than 80 people. Here are the stories of the first two murders:  the' ‘accidental’ death of Majima Teruyuki in September 1988 and the ...

Miracles from 2020-08-16T17:11:02

10,000 USD for a sip of Shoko Asahara’s blood, anyone? This episode we look into the diverse “initiation” specials Aum Shinrikyo offered that made them **millionaires**

But what makes some...

Building Utopia from 2020-08-01T17:42:42

In 1984, Shoko Asahara went to see a private investigator named Mekawa to learn about Tenrikyo, another New Religion which started in the 18th Century. Based on what he learned, he set forth to ...

In Search of a Guru in India from 2020-07-17T17:31:30

In 1985-1987, Shoko Asahara goes on a number of trips to India in search of a guru to validate and guide his (so far) self-taught yoga practise. His travels take him to the ashrams of a number o...

Bonus Episode: Q&A at Sheffield with Cintia Gil (Part 2) from 2020-07-06T17:12:57

Welcome to our second bonus episode! Cintia Gil, director of the Sheffield Doc Fest speak to us on the process behind the festival! Me and the Cult Leader is world premiering at Sheffield Doc Fe...

Bonus Episode: Q&A at Sheffield with Cintia Gil (Part 1) from 2020-06-26T12:24:51

Welcome to our first bonus episode! Director Atsushi Sakahara (and a little bit of Pearl Chan) speak to Cintia Gil, director of the Sheffield Doc Fest on the process behind the film. This is par...

Join Us, It's Fun！ ( Radio Drama) from 2020-06-19T14:20:38

Note: Mentions Suicide.

In 1985, Aum Shinrikyo’s recruiting efforts are paying off. This is a radio drama of one early member’s experience. Our exploration of why people join, and why the...

Levitation from 2020-06-06T08:29:03

When we think about Aum Shinrikyo, we often think about the guru Shoko Asahara or the men he was arrested with, but in 1985, in a small Shibuya flat, Aum started with 6 young women who laid the ...

New Name from 2020-05-24T15:11:02

We’re back to cults! After his second pharmacy closes after a police investigation, embittered Chizuo Matsumoto knocks on the door of Shuo Nishiyama (remember him from episode 2?), answering a j...

Interrogation from 2020-05-08T15:33:30

June 22, 1982, Deputy Detective Takeo Shiroiwa arrives at the gate of 27 year old Chizuo Matsumoto’s home and rings the buzzer, search warrant in hand. This is a short episode including Atsushi ...

Formation from 2020-05-01T15:46:52

Before starting a doomsday cult, Chizuo Matsumoto ran an acupuncture clinic out of his first apartment with his wife and baby daughter. Before manufacturing bio-weapons, he was fined for insuran...

"I plan on marrying you" from 2020-04-24T05:56:34

Emerging from his brother's shadow, Chizuo Matsumoto gets married.

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