"October 2000" "Trial of Former Leader, '96" "Newspapers we can get from libraries, but this is all we have of TV." "It's a valuable resource." "Do you ever watch them, though?" "TV: 28th April 9th May 1995 Please return after use." "Well, not really." "A lot of unwatched tapes." "News: 22nd, 23rd October" "It says these are from the week starting 10th May 1995." "Yes." "So in just one week, this whole boxful was shown about Aum?" "That's right." "One week?" "We had to watch it all." "We couldn't keep up." "We weren't sure... what the point was." "The point?" "We weren't sure what we were supposed to do with all the tapes we'd collected." "Gas Attack :" "Unforgivable Random Terrorism" "Judging from the reckless way they were executed, these crimes were... committed by... a bizarre group?" "not professionals." "I heard as soon as it happened." "Your reaction?" "I thought it was a conspiracy or something." "I still have a sense of shock, of trauma..." "That I didn't have in 1995 / 96." "From this last year?" "Yes." "I know I've asked this before:" "Has this year been more traumatic than 1995 ?" "It's brought back home the shock I felt at the time." "Of course, the events of last year are related to what happened in 1995?" "but it's like..." "I've had the same issues thrust in my face, all over again." "September 1999" "Adachi-ku, Tokyo" "Aum announces it will go dormant, ceasing missionary work." "Press coming in." "Aum feels the pinch." "Hang on..." "It's a Mr. Ito from NHK." "Hello." "Aum Violent as Ever" "Up here?" "Just up the stairs." "Get Araki." "I said get Araki." "Hurry up!" "The limitation on numbers applies to the media too." "The residents are more important than the media." "We're letting the media in today for the press conference." "There's not much room." "There is room." "How is it?" "Spilling outside." "We're more important." "It's us who are suffering." "It's only fair that we should be let in first." "That's right." "We can't do that." "in that case the media should all leave." "That's right." "Call it off." "We should have our chance to speak." "I'm sorry." "No you're not." "Just call it off." "Are they all in?" "Nothing like it." "They can't get through." "Any journalists still to come?" "Forget them!" "What about us?" "Let the residents in." "The line hasn't moved." "Anyone not in yet?" "How many?" "Can we not close the door?" "We can." "We might just have to." "This is chaos." "Just close it when we start." "If the windows break we'll have to get out of the way." "What about the metal door?" "Why don't I just stand in the passage way?" "Even if I fall they won't barge in." "Sorry to make you do this." "I'm closing the door." "We have been pushed to the limits of physical and emotional exhaustion." "Fukiage machi, Saitama ken" "Executive members deliver supplies... to this facility for female followers" "AUM GO HOME!" "Do not touch or talk with cultists." "If you see one, shout "Out with Aum "or "No to Aum "." "Are you searched daily?" "Yes." "Not quite the police." "Open the bag." "I am." "This one's ok." "All clothes, right?" "Women's clothes." "And the plastic bag?" "Just open it." "Is it empty?" "Here." "No, open it." "I'm not touching it." "That's fine." "What's in that one?" "Stuff for ablutions." "Scissors, too." "Where are the scissors?" "They're in that plastic bag." "On the bottom." "It's food." "Food?" "I show you every week." "Do you want to see it again?" "Rip it open." "It's the emergency stuff I showed you before." "Mr. Suda!" "Have you ever check ed the emergency food?" "I have." "You have?" "in that case ..." "He took photos." "If the contents are exactly the same," "That's fine." "And this?" "Don't use gas Use electric hob" "They won't change... your LPG tanks?" "The locals won't allow it." "So everyone has their own private room?" "We practice silent asceticism, so there's no chatting." "Is that turned on?" "Oh, they're filming." "We'll spoil the film." "Asceticism?" "Supposed to be." "Sorry." "What's that?" "What is it?" "A Hello Kitty rosary?" "You can buy them." "What's the doctrinal position on Kitty?" "What can I say?" "You've got us there." "GET OUT OF FUKIAGE" "AUM GO HOME" "AUM GET LOST" "OUT WITH AUM MURDERERS" "Shimokurisu, Gunma ken" "This is home to over 100 followers." "Mr. Hagiwara is also in charge here." "Damn." "Shall I put a mask on?" "Talk about human rights abuse." "The queston swhether you'll train with us." "Train?" "Whether you'll start your training." "Not me." "Didn't think so." "You wouldn't be up to it." "How long will you stay?" "Depends on how long they'll let us." "Will you sit there all day?" "No, no." "Today I'm going to show you around." "You like this stuff, right?" "You like mess." "It's nice and lived in." "We left that specialyfor you." "To be filmed?" "We had you in mind." "You heard I liked mess?" "I can tell just by looking at you." "If Asahara had called you up in March 1995, and said " Take this bag to the subway, "" "" and puncture it with an umbrella", would you have done it, or would you have refused?" "I'm not sure if I should answer that question." "I think I know what your answer will be." "I think asking me that... was unfair in the first place." "I'll answer for you:" "You would." "I would." "You couldn't not." "Otherwise the Guru and your faith... would be meaningless, right?" "Assuming that firstly... doing that was for the true good of all people," "and that the action of my spirit harmed no one." "That people, when perceived by a mysterious power that transcends the human level, could be seen to be truly benefiting from that act." "Finally," "That the ego that is self was destroyed training is all about crushing the ego." "Those 3 points." "If an action fulfils those conditions it ought to be done." "So you have to follow the Guru's instructions, even if that feels intuitively wrong." "That's right." "If you ask me?" "though," "People who lead a religious life they believe in, then turn around... one day and say they were trick ed or brainwashed that's a cop out." "They should have just quit." "Some can't quit because the road is so long." "You have to think... not just about this life, but hundreds of future rebirths and deaths." "So you can't just say you'll give up during this life." "You get convinced That you must carry on." "Fujioka shi, Gunma ken" "Locals have erected a surveillance tent... beside a government watch house." "OUT WITH AUM MURDERERS" "And here we see followers training." "Yes, we're training." "Not much to look at." "This syour training?" "" Ga ja Karani "" "Don't film it." "You can't use your hands?" "No." "We don't touch food." "Why not?" "Well..." "How to explain..." "This might sound strange, but it's about energy." "All we can do is wait." "It's irrelevant what statements the leader makes, or whether he does things That would otherwise... seem strange." "I want you to answer frankly:" "Are you convinced that Japan's fate?" "including its current situation, is controlled by" "Asahara's will?" "Yes." "I certainly do." "" Maha Mudra" ?" "Yes, I believe so." "That sound bad?" "Hello?" "Right..." "Yes, he's here..." "" THE DISTRICT COURT" Has that officer arrived?" "" THE DISTRICT COURT"" "" THE DISTRICT COURT" Will he not come in here?" "Will he not come in here?" "It burns your ears." "High voltage, then?" "It really hurts." "This is one of our regulars." "One of the regular locals?" "I used to shout at them." "He's a lot nicer now, though." "Was he strict?" "He was the scariest." "He used to bang on the fence." "You get attached." "Attached?" "Absolutely." "I'm being rotated soon." "Really?" "Sure." "Your replacement will get attached too." "You all end up liking them." "If they'd just apologize and start over?" "we could be peaceful again." "Let's just see how it goes." "TV don't film this, do they?" "You're getting on?" "It doesn't make the papers?" "either... for some reason." "Not ex citing, perhaps." "They'd rather we were the bad guys." "It's become more of a social event for the locals... rather than an Anti Aum movement." "These peopleused to sit inside watching tra shy TV." "They would've had nothing to do, and kept to themselves." "Now they're socializing?" "More of a community." "This is a hub." "Who initiated this?" "It just happened." "I see." "You're press, are you?" "You're from Aum..." "and you're a local?" "am I right?" "Come on guys, get in." "Mark the occasion." "You too, Okabe!" "While we're still alive!" "Can you squeeze up?" "I'll turn Aum." "Stuck in the middle." "One more." "Kiso fukushima machi, Nagano ken" "Kiso fukushima machi, Nagano ken" "Two are arrested for forcibly detaining followers." "This triggers the passing of the anti Aum law." "This is the kitchen." "Even more bananas." "Everywhere's the same." "We need our potassium." "Are bananas high in potassium?" "That's right." "What's potassium good for again?" "Does it calm you down, or..." "That's calcium." "These seem odd in a follower's room." "One gets added every month." "End of every month." "Someone folds one of these and hangs it up" "It' d be one thing for a woman to do this, but I can't see why a male follower would." "It's actually me." "This isn't " attachment" ?" "I'm not sure how the teachings regard it." "You have to admit it's a waste." "A waste of time." "You were arrested, weren't you?" "Why was that?" "I was accused of unlawful detention." "Two of Aum Executives Arrested" "This is the infamous bathroom." "Why infamous?" "The victim was supposedly forced into the bath." "She had smashed the window and cut herself here?" "so we tied her hands." "After a few seconds she gets out, at which point I say, " You can't possibly kill yourself like that. "" "She said she'd stop, and I untied her." "I allowed her to be put in the bath... in order to stop her from wanting to kill herself." "And that's why you were arrested." "What's this hole?" "This is from the other day when..." "Kichanga..." "Kichanga." "This person who gets violent." "Has a few mental problems." "That seems to be common here." "They come to places like this." "They couldn't cope elsewhere." "in a smaller place with houses around, they'd get stressed." "That's why people like that have often attempted suicide at other places." "As a religious organization, we attract the weak." "The really weak people who come to us... are often mentally ill." "We're obliged to take them in." "If we didn't, we wouldn't be a religious group." "The media hide and take sneak shots." "If they would at least notify our PR department in advance... we'd prepare." "Sometimes we don't know we're being filmed." "We have to be very careful... when going outside." "They said that a man was pulled out emaciated." "That he could have died." "Was that you?" "I was the one in the news." "I went to the door and was suddenly lifted up." "Someone threw a shirt over my head." "7 or 8 guys - it seemed like more got me by the arms and legs, and bundled me into an ambulance." "I went to hospital and the doctor said I was fine." "But then the police asked..." "That I be admitted, seeing the media had already been informed." "They said that?" "I was there." "I asked this reporter why a feeble man would need 7 or 8 policemen... to hold him down, and he sad" "" that was the police statement"" "" that was all we heard, so we reported that. "" "He knew it was wrong." "But he was there." "Right." "He saw it." "He also saw me putting up a fight?" "yet reported the " police statement"." "That described you as " feeble" ?" "That's the official line, anyway." "Do you think he felt conflicted?" "I got that vibe." "He had a really guilty expression." "I used to think that newspapers were more balanced," "That what they wrote was reasonably accurate." "But actually experiencing for myself just how much the police... and the papers lie..." "You have no idea." "I had no idea myself before I first appeared on this side of the camera." "We were trying so hard and yet having all these lies told about us." "We were trying to cope as best we could the media should have treated us more fairly." "When you have so much nonsense said about you, you lose interest in worldly things." "When you get thrown in somewhere, like I was in Russia, and told to save people?" "without knowing anything about the culture..." "Aum lets you experience things you wouldn't working in an office." "Aum makes you... think hard about things." "But surely even companies post staff overseas... at the drop of a hat." "People say that you experience in Aum in a month.. ." "what you would elsewhere in a year." "And that's what I've found too." "It depends on the person." "Some who join just go with the flow, as in society." "Not that I'm arguing." "Do you think there are... more thinking people in Aum than in society at large?" "Thinking people?" "I haven't talked to every individual so..." "Fujioka shi, Gunma ken" "The surveillance tent is to be taken do wn." "Drink?" "Don't go tempting me." "You can drink... now that it's all over." "Last day today?" "Right." "What?" "Hence the drink?" "Only weak stuff." "It's still alcohol." "About this tent why have they decided to. .." "take it down today?" "Dunno." "Why don't you ask an organizer." "Who's that?" "It shouldn't have come down... until Aum had all left." "But things sort of turned out this way." "Now we'll all get split up." "The tent and the hut?" "I'd rather the tent was left... until Aum had all left." "It's silly taking it down at this stage." "So the prefab's more offcial, and the tent's for volunteers?" "That's right." "The two don't get on?" "Not really." "Is that why you're leaving?" "There are lots of reasons?" "but that's one of them." "The ward chief are in the prefab." "Does it bring out the worst?" "Yeah." "You look like our grandson!" "Wanted:" "Aum suspects" "Come and help!" "You have to leave Aum." "Then you can visit us." "That's right." "You'd let him in?" "If he quits." "For sure." "We've said that... all along." "What if I don't quit?" "No, you have to quit." "It'd look bad having a member of Aum in my house." "Nothing personal." "Have some of Mrs. Suwa's bread." "You know I can't accept." "You want it." "I never said that." "Look, just come and help." "Come on." "I'm asking you." "OK, I'm coming." "Round this side." "Lay off, will you?" "How much will you pay me... per hour?" "Up to you." "Really?" "Thanks a lot." "You'd have nothing to spend it on, any way." "Like a baby." "Can this go?" "No pliers?" "We have pliers." "I can cut this, right?" "These aren't pliers." "Look out." "It's strange seeing both sides working together. .." "to take down the surveillance tent." "I suppose so." "It is strange." "What can I say..." "It's funny..." "Why am I doing this?" "This won't undo." "Run over by a piano." "The media seem surprised too." "They won't show this on TV." "I think you're right." "We might have had our problems in the beginning... but it worked out OK." "Thanks to all your kindness." "Not at all." "We might stay." "Hey!" "Don't be ridiculous." "The thing is we can go on like this forever, but whatever we do... will always be in vain, provided you guys" "don't change." "That's right." "You have to change." "But your coming has also shown up this town's problems." "Now that this has been signed and sealed, a big part of our task is finished." "Thank you all very much." "Shall we do it here?" "I'd like to, but the TV cameras..." "We won't let them in." "They mustn't film." "They won't." "in that case..." "Would you mind not filming?" "You don't want us to film him being here?" "Can you answer some questions?" "No." "Taking photos?" "That's salt?" "Ordinary?" "Gourmet salt?" "Just salt?" "I got this from 7 eleven." "Appearance fee!" "Just do your best." "Not down your windpipe now." "Here goes." "Piece of cake." "You'd convince more people, if you'd demonstrate more, not do everything in private." "Takes practice." "You can tell... he's practiced." "It's really refreshing." "You should tell people... how good it is, then say " but you have to use Aum salt. "" "Minoridai, Chiba ken" "Locals meet to discuss..." "Aum's relocated food plant." "Never Forgive Sarin Mob" "This is our fight." "We can't win wthout one." "Is Aum the enemy?" "The enemy?" "They're a group of murderers." "That was in the past." "You can't forgive them?" "They killed a lawyer you never know." "They've said they won't do it again." "You can't be too sure." "Why not learn about them?" "Who do you work for?" "I'm freelance." "You mean you're with Aum?" "No." "Really?" "ls that how I sound?" "Yeah." "Ever talk to Aum?" "No." "Maybe you should try." "We're calling on government and the Diet members here today, to rid Minoridai of Aum as soon as possible." "We ask for your support." "A question now." "Why can't the police search?" "We're there for when something happens." "However..." "Just let me finish." "Metropolitan Police Commissioner Inoue... has overcome that, and arrested a cult member... in an apartment parking lot." "This goes against social justice!" "Out with Aum Shinrikyo!" "Out with Aum!" "Out with Aum!" "Thank you." "We demand the facilties be removed from this area... immediately." "There's a difference of opinion here." "This is pointless, then." "It's about facts." "Our operation..." "Show us inside." "Can't you show us what you're doing?" "You can't, eh?" "I'm afraid that..." "Show us... the fa ctory!" "Why don't you open this up?" "Unmask the window s." "Under the health and sanitation guidelines..." "They OK'd this?" "Why don't you just leave?" "Lea ve tomorrow - leaveright now if you like." "For the peace of mnd of the Minoridai community." "Can anyone understand him?" "You've got to explain it to us in languagethat we can understand." "Put yourself in our shoes." "As long as you don't tell us what's going on, you'll always be hiding something." "Are you really being frank with us?" "What's this photo?" "Is Kanda in it?" "When Suzuki left, the locals said " let's take a commemorative photo. "" ""STOP THE AUM" He's lookng a bit dubious there." ""STOP THE AUM"" "Now you've reached closure about... what happened and the situation you're in?" "Closure?" "Or at least... you're not worrying about it." "No." "You have conviction." "That's right." "I'm noticing that." "But that's also a danger of Aum." "That's why we can't say we have conviction." "You all hold your tongues." "We always have to think when we answer... so as not to make people nervous." "There's a basic danger within you all." "Well, it is a religion." "Existing is dangerous?" "Being in a religious group... involves abiding by a set of teachings." "Are you aware of that?" "Definitely." "I'm aware of the danger of religion." "The receiver put those 3 there." "Didn't an officer come too?" "They searched today." "Have they finished?" "Why are you still here?" "A few of us just came along off our own bat." "Even though they packed up their tent yesterday!" "No, I mean..." "Today's different." "We're not here to watch you, we're here to look after you..." "strange as it is." "Even though we're not supposed to befriend them." "They said that?" "It's in our notebooks." "No socializing?" "It says" Don't talk to Aum members"." "It's actually been the opposite." "We say " let's be friends" and stuff." "Not sure what they think." "Sad to see him go?" "A bit." "Who ate the noodles they left?" "You?" "Yep." "They were very good." "And the curry too?" "Yep." "I'm sure it wasn't poisoned." "Of course it's fine - you'd only have to say... you felt sick and all fingers... would point at Aum." "No danger." "At the beginning, we'd do nothing but curse we really hated them." "With time, though..." "It's not a big deal anymore." "Three months 100 days" "If you weren't one of the ones who tried desperately to stop Aum, you probably won't understand." "We made signs saying " We're going to stop you" and..." "" We'll never forgive you. "" "There's probably opposition from the victims, but personally, I feel very confused." "I just don't know anymore." "WE WILL HELP YOU GET OUT" "AUM THREATENS OUR lives" "Matsumoto shi, Nagano ken" "Matsumoto shi, Nagano ken" "Aum executive visit Mr. Kono, a victim of the Matsumoto sarin attack." "Hello." "Please, come in." "We've always wanted to train in a protected environment." "It really feels lik e..." "Japan's in a state of anarchy." "I feel that something must be done, as it could be any of our turns next." "At the moment it's Aum... copping all the flak." "People watching just accept that, though tomorrow the same thing could happen to them." "I think things would have been a lot clearer cut... if you' d consistently denied involvement." "That's exactly right." "Hang on..." "Did you come here today to talk, or to apologize?" "Because apologies don't count unless they're sincere." "I personally don't need an apology." "But if you're here today under the pretext of apologizing," "I'd like you to make that clear." "I'm being accommodating." "It might turn into a ritual." "People need rituals, though." "If it's a ritual That will protect your members," "I think it's worth having." "Some people will be satisifed, appeased by just an apology, but Mr. Kono won't, so there isn't much point in apologizing to him." "Well not now that we know his position." "I've said all along that you can do either." "You don't have to apologize." "We have to think about the victims, though." "What he says makes sense if you think about it rationally, there's no need to apologize." "in that case, as has been already said..." "As members of society..." "Some people said we should approach..." "The widow of a sarin victim," "She'd appreciate an apology." "That doesn't make sense." "Does it not?" "This is about the group's involvement." "We want to tell people that we'll do all we can to help the victims." "I don't need it." "Not today." "But we should at least ..." "No need." "You really should have decided your position before you came." "I'm sorry." "Otherwise it's.. ." "just not on." "What I'm saying is..." "Whatever happens, it should be you who speak sabout that." "What?" "Can we go through the motions?" "That's what I've arranged for." "It's up to you." "I'm disappointed." "If you're stil talking like that at this stage, then I don't want an apology, or even a ritual." "It's not that easy." "It's disappointing." "You must prepare for the worst." "You should have had that worked out." "The public's going to hear about whatever you say." "I think Aum members should have.. ." "a place to go." "That's why I got the media in, even if it is just for a ceremony." "Can we have some time out?" "Why don't you go into another room... and think it over?" "Is that OK?" "Of course." "This is a very important point." "Show them out back." "Follow me." "So this will be an apology... to Mr. Kono." "Shall we put this all together?" "On this occason, the Matsumoto Sarin..." "He's still suffering." "" We're honored... "" "" ...pleased to... "" "" have this opportunity to apologize in person. "" "The story's changed." "You'll have to rewrite it." "Have to change the script." "I think we should just tell it like it is show the actual situation." "If you do that, my organizing will be wasted." "I thought we'd start from here." "I wanted them to be shown standing by their word," "That way we could protect other followers." "That's what I expected too, but somehow..." "You should say that, then." "We look forward to... your continued advice and assistance." "Is that enough?" "The rest will just be stills." "Joyu Books Fllght for Morning of Release" "You know that Joyu gets out today?" "Yes, I heard." "Your feelings?" "I can't really say." "I've got mixed feelings." "Can't say." "KEEP OUT" "In intensive training they do " Meditation of Completion"." "It's supposed to be different from sleep." "They're all sleeping though." "The door's open..." "a white van has appeared..." "The curtains are closed..." "Joyu's been released." "Really?" "Can we talk somewhere else?" "I'd love to watch it," "but I'm experimenting to see how agitated I get not watching it." "Do you cut your own hair?" "When I came here I met someone who could cut hair... and got him to do it." "Joyu Fumihiro... acted as Aum's spokesperson before his arrest." "This is not Akiyama's." "Never been here." "It'd be the ideal environment in summer." "Cold in winter." "Have you heard today's news on Joyu?" "Not yet." "Not even..." "That he was stabbed?" "He was stabbed." "Stabbed?" "Just kidding." "The locals were saying that... he's driving through Shinjuku." "Should have visited earlier." "Going out tonight?" "Yes, after you've all left." "In daytime, people hang around." "Mr. Saito took my rubbish the other day." "This belongs to the police?" "Are you returning it?" "You left it behind when you searched the place." "Thank you." "I was going to use them, but someone got in trouble." "Right." "Don't film me now." "Those yours?" "I thought I'd get him studying." "We' ve got esoteric Buddhism, chi, some maths because he said he'd forgotten it, and some Buddhist meditation." "Get reading." "Not just Aum." "Actually maths I..." "No!" "I won't talk to you again." "He was joking before." "No!" "Don't want to hear it." "You heard." "Aum Action Committee" "This is the base of Japanese Prajna." "People will say these are Aum books." "I don't want to be filmed reading worldly books, either." "Nor me lending them to you." "In trouble again..." "So this is it..." "See." "It's a nice color." "Sky blue." "So bright." "Sitting, too." "Battling an invisible enemy." "So Aum isn't the enemy ?" "I can't say whether they are or not." "We feared the unseen." "We fired randomly at that, only to discover reality." "By " reality" you mean ..." "That's tricky." "How can I explain..." "OUT WITH AUM" "My things go tonight." "I'm alright." "Why are you all here?" "We came to see you off." "To your final resting place." "We care about you." "Now that... he's actually leaving, I feel quite emotional." "I'm overwhelmed." "I hated the idea at first." "I didn't realize how much interest there was." "It's because of all that's gone on." "That book will do fine." "Which book?" "From before." "I thought I gave you that." "You didn't." "OK, I'll go and get it." "Keep well, everyone." "Train your hardest?" "and keep moving along your path." "I'm so impressed with you, always moving straight ahead." "Most people waver to the left and right?" "but you persevere with the one thing, despite getting so much harassment." "You have this." "There's another one." "Oh, that." "Show me that one." "Not this one?" "I have two of that." "Volumes 9 and 10." "You don't have this?" "No." "Nice and clear." "Thanks." "No rubbish... to burn?" "Mr. Nakano said he'd do it." "Dump it at his door, then." "It burned nicely last time." "We'll miss you." "You were the worst." "But I'm so gentle!" "Talking to you I've learnt a lot about you and Aum." "I was more scared of you, you know!" "Take care!" "Kogane cho, Yokohama shi" "A state of tension continues... outside Joyu's safe house." "Join us... in driving Aum Shinrikyo out of Yokohama shi." "It's because of guards like you that Aum won't disappear!" "We can't make poison gas here." "The most we could possibly do. .." "is stab or shoot someone." "So just frisk us, and let a couple of us inside... so we can speak to the Aum people." "Why won't the police allow that?" "If Aum refuse and ask you to chuck us out, we'll go." "But you can't stop us without hearing that." "We came to talk to Aum." "I'll tell them you're here, then." "Why should you have to wait on them... like little maidservants?" "If I said take a message to the PM, would you?" "Of course not." "We don't want to talk via you or via the media." "Just tell Joyu the Nationalists he's so afraid of... are here for a gentlemen's talk." "He's not afraid of the police." "You pigs are a waste of taxpayers' money!" "Come out you bastard!" "That won't work." "I'd do it for them." "Politely." "That's not him?" "We went in with the truck, screaming?" "" Bring out Joyu, we'll kill him. "" "That's stupid - that's not going to get him out." "If you want to kill him, sit still and wait." "They've tried chasing them out of Nagano, Gunma, Saitama, Tokyo, and now Yokohama." "But to where?" "Be realistic it's stupid saying stuff that's so divorced from reality." "We're not like that." "We're blocking it off for security reasons." "And who gave you permission to do that?" "We can't let you through." "He wants to meet us!" "You're good for nothing!" "Don't mess with us." "Don't give us police spiel!" "This is a farce!" "They've said they want to meet us." "We're not gong to beat anyone up - he say she'll talk to us." "Hey, film me!" "What's all this crap about ''security" ?" "Listen, you..." "Stop filming, dickhead." "What channel is this?" "It's not TV." "What?" "It's private." "What?" "It's private." "This is a registered political group." "We're conducting political activities?" "and you can't stop us." "We're not here to break the law just to talk." "We didn't bring our truck, did we?" "The police can accompany us strip search us if you like." "What can't you understand?" "We're here today not as right wing extremists, but as citizens." "The police position is final." "Final?" "What are you on about?" "Let's go." "Don't give us that crap, y'bastard." "See that, cameraman?" "You always make us look like we're bulldozing in, and yet we always go in as gentlemen." "Oi!" "Number two!" "Hey!" "Ya bastard!" "Yes, you!" "Shame on the Kanagawa police!" "Oi!" "Number two!" "You're the only drunk here." "I'm not." "We're all flat out here." "Stand back." "If any thing goes wrong we'll take responsibility." "We'll apologize and commit harakiri." "You're no better than the old school of cop!" "Who's that calling us rightists?" "Go a way." "You'll get run over." "Out of the way!" "Get a way!" "Don't block the van." "Get out of the way, idiot!" "We're complaining about the Isezaki police, not Aum." "Seeing you can't hear what we're saying, we'll use a speaker." "Out of our way!" "Ya bastard." "Just cause you've got an armband..." "If you can't keep your word... we'll go back to being Yakuza." "Out of the way!" "Bastard!" "We've been honest with you." "If you're going to ignore that, we'll go back... to the old way." "You may now enter." "To all members of the Kanagawa Restoration Council, we will now offer up our New Year wishes." "Put your hands together, and clap twice." "Now pray." "If you'd all go and get ready for the walk." "Got transport?" "I'll walk." "Wanna lift?" "Is that OK?" "Squeeze up!" "You OK?" "It's my first time." "Messy, eh?" "Our Own Constitution Now!" "This is no good." "What do you think?" "Sounds really good." "The phrases " Out with Aum" , " Die", and " We'll kill you" are strictly taboo." "For us Nationalists, unlike the Council, it's not about driving Aum away." "If they leave here, they'll just go and make trouble elsewhere." "We're here today because we want to solve the problem at its root." "Aum Shinrikyo: apologize, compensate your victims?" "and disband!" "Aum disband!" "Aum Shinrikyo, Joyu:" "stop hiding your assets!" "Compensate the victims!" "Compensate!" "Get the megaphone." "Greetings to all sensible citizens of Yokohama." "Aum disband!" "Disband!" "Apologize to the victims!" "Apologize!" "Aum disband!" "Compensate the victims!" "Compensate!" "Apologize!" "Aum Shinrkyo: apologize, compensate your victims, and disband!" "Aum disband!" "Aum Shinrikyo, Joyu:" "stop hiding your assets." "Compensate the victims!" "Compensate!" "Me and Chairman Yokoyama will take the train... to meet the people at Fujioka shi." "They want to meet us." "You're off to Fujioka shi?" "Yes." "It's quicker by train." "When?" "Tomorrow." "Here it is." "100 Nationalists March" "" Demand Joyu's Eviction" - we did nothing of the sort." "This is how the media shows us." "A stereotype." "When Aum sees this, they'll have their fears confirmed." "The locals say " we'll cut your power you can die"." "We're not saying that at all." "Aum's leaving here?" "This month." "Hello." "It's still too early to say with Yokohama" "Joyu came on the 29th..." "Were some members more in favour of... the demonstration than others?" "Well, we are democratic." "He's phoned to say that he doesn't want... to meet you." "Where is he?" "Don't say I told you, but he's at the station." "Said to tell you that he's refused to meet you." "Said to ask you to go home." "He doesn't want to meet you because you're pushy, I guess." "Did I see him before?" "With glasses?" "No a little guy." "Fit looking." "What a coincidence." "How about that!" "All people I know." "Filming again?" "Always." "If you're talking about retaining... national character, That's not really our line at all, we Nationalists." "No, we're not really into pushing national character." "Everyone realizes the media prints nonsense," "But like you said, they're afraid to say it... because they'll get flak." "They don't tell you what the people or the Nationalists think." "They just take photos when there's a dispute or trouble... with the authorities." "It's like: " Aum's bad, but so are the Nationalists for reacting. "" "''so they're both bad. "" "The government's exploiting that." "The media have never written any thing good about us." "If Aum would at least change its position," "That would be as tart," "although it's unlikely." "If you just search him check his belongings..." "No way." "You wait." "I haven't been told." "I said you can't go in yet." "Open the door." "He gave me permission." "Who did?" "Araki from PR." "It's a press conference." "I'm allowed to film from before." "No one said." "But the person living here has OK'd it." "Should have arranged it properly." "That's not a problem now." "It's OK with us." "He's saying it's OK now." "Just do the search." "I have to let others in." "Let me in first." "Not that easy." "Plea se, it really is fine." "Fine?" "He's cooperating?" "and we're giving our consent." "No one said..." "But there's no legal problem?" "is there?" "Be reasonable." "Your name?" "Yasuoka." "Is he with Mori?" "An hour to go." "No, it starts at 3." "So we have about an hour, right?" "Less than that." "It'll soon be 2:30, and the media will enter." "It's 2:30 already?" "Will be soon." "And now?" "It's 2:20 now." "Excuse me." "People have to come through here." "Can you move a bit?" "We should adopt a position of tackling the constitution and the law." "It's a sound argument." "If we don't say what we have to now, it'll drag on." "We find this surveillance order extremely regrettable." "I'd like you to all keep that in mind." "You can't get understanding in just a year or two." "There's a stronger awareness now that... we just have to keep on working a way at it." "I'm Shinoda, from " Monthly Tsukuru"." "How are you." "What did you tell the papers to make them say that about Archari?" "That's all lies." "They twisted your words?" "" We won't support fugitives"... ended up being " we'll hand her over"." "I feel that it failed." "Asahara failed?" "Or rather the group he led in 1995 did, and that..." "I was a part of it." "Failed in terms of realizing our ideals." "Of course, there are various interpretations." "Someone from the Asahi wants to see you." "I'm Ugaya." "How are you?" "Hello." "I think of you, and all the media, as friends." "That's how I'm going into this." "May they blast your guilty face off with a rifle." "I'll behead your mother and scoop out her organs." "Express Delivery To:" "Joyu, Death Row," "Hiroshima Prison, Hiroshima ken l think it's society, rather than Aum?" "That has a vast capacity for change." "We can't expect too much from Aum in the way of... reform or agreement." "It's already creaking under the strain." "That's " Aleph"." "It was announced that Aleph, the new group would not allow lay members to join or register." "This is seen as a ploy to avoid having to release names under the order." "Aleph will not have Asahara's son as its guru, and... has removed controversial dogma from texts." "Don't unplug the video!" "A male cult member, to be arrested along with..." "Asahara's daughter Archari for... kldnapping Asahara's son, is now on the wanted list." "Asahara believes they're grateful, looking after Aum from heaven." "He calls them guardian deities." "when for the victims, Aum's very existence..." "So much misinformation." "I expect hundreds will go underground." "They ask me why my news stories are so pro Aum... and threaten to take me off the case." "I feel like opposing them would be like swimming down a dirty river, naked and against the current." "I've got a real sense of fear." "It's irritating - I always get quashed." "My stories are never published without being changed." "Take your comments on Asahara... at the press conference today." "I suspect you wanted to express yourself differently, but had to phrase things in worldly language?" "which is why it sounded awkward and forced." "What can't be expressed in words lingers on." ""Hinayana and Mahayana "" "Warnings of Frequent Visitors to Aum Branch" "Aum Under Surveillance for 3 Years" "Aum Goes Underground" "Daigo machi, Ibaraki ken" "A local real estate agent has caused a stir by hiring followers." "What's the plan today?" "Things are out of hand." "The TV cameras are all watching the car." "Every channel's here." "What shall I do?" "AUM GO HOME" "ABSOLUTELY NO TO AUM" "Respect the Emperor:" "national YOUTH" "Constitutlonal Reform:" "BANSHU KAI" "Out with Aum Shinrikyo!" "Out with Aum!" "We'll be back tomorrow." "Now we've got croquettes..." "You taking this?" "I'll take them on this." "Help yourselves, guys!" "Sorry!" "Here you go." "Eat up, won't you." "Don't forget the media." "Must take care of them." "in Daigo-machi, a man has employed cult members under the guise of... bowling alley workers." "Residents have started a watch to stop them moving in." "What should I say?" "Not looking forward to it." "Just go in there and say that you're from Aleph," "That you apologize for the trouble," "That you'll withdraw." "Withdraw?" "Or at least that you'll move." "This'll be the biggest news... in the country right now." "Shall I go on your behalf?" "Could you ask?" "I'm looking for a representative." "Well this is the ward chief, and I'm the chief secretary." "Why?" "I've actually been waiting with... the representative of the followers in this area." "Hagiwara's here?" "He's decided to withdraw from the area." "When?" "Immediately." "He's come to convey that and to apologize." "He's there?" "He's just here." "Hang on, Mori." "Could you just come in?" "How do you do." "Are you OK?" "This is for real?" "Yes." "I called the mayor, also the head of the action group, the deputy mayor and treasurer, so I want to be sure about this." "Now everyone's here - chairman, deputy, mayor, deputy mayor, treasurer, ward chief." "All the top people." "We never intended... to make trouble... for the local residents." "We believe the series of incidents... for which Aum has been held responsible... should be strongly condemned." "Our position is that... we want to offer a sincere apology... and compensation for damages." "Also, we don't intend to be here for any longer." "To be frank, we want to.. ." "move elsewhere." "Sorry to sound suspicious, but you're not just going to leave temporarily... then come back again, are you?" "No." "We'd like you to leave right a way." "We've heard you out, and now we want to know exactly when you'll be out by." "We don't believe you've reformed." "That's how it is." "Look, this time it's us who are absolutely at fault, not this town." "We'll leave." "All we can do is apologize and compensate, no matter how much the nation might criticize us." "All we want is for you to leave." "Let's do this... at the town office." "Excuse me..." "what was discussed today?" "What was discussed?" "Did you mediate the discussion?" "No, I didn't." "You didn't?" "What led to this?" "I don't know." "Any compromises?" "My name's Mori." "I have permission." "Oh, right." "He's OK." "Mr. Mori?" "Come through." "This is Mori." "Out with Aum" "Hello." "I'm coming in." "Just clearing up." "Early start today." "Been a while." "Can you tell me as soon as you know?" "He's filming!" "This is the first follower I've seen cleaning." "Cleanliness is fundamental." "The media would freak if they saw this." "He's filming!" "Is this dodgy?" "Very." "It's for disinfecting." "The hardest thing?" "Have to be sexual desire." "This area's particularly bad" "It's quite overwhelming going outside." "A sexual Mecca." "Arouses you." "Do you get aroused?" "Yeah." "It's hard suppressing your desire." "Can you not masturbate?" "That drains your energy." "No wet dreams?" "I had a lot in the beginning, but they don't happen when you've got no data." "So none now?" "Well sometimes?" "when..." "Don't film this!" "Oh, you're filming already?" "To be honest, I've been having them recently." "Your hair'll go white!" "Is that mousse?" "Why the mousse?" "His hair's standing up." "We could wet it." "Don't like this." "Think of it as water." "See how the foam disappears?" "It dissolves." "Leave the mousse just use this." "We're making it worse." "Doing it wrong." "Rub it in and the foam will go." "That's right." "Gone, see?" "You're right." "Our premises were searched today, and we intend to file... for damages in relation to this." "As today's simultaneous nationwide search has shown, this surveillance sentence violates our followers' right to privacy." "I'm tired." "Do you mind..." "Amuro Namie?" "Rings a bell..." "And Speed?" "The drug?" "No!" "What's on your mind?" "They just split up." "Oh, the pop group." "You've got good timing." "This is our homemade mayonnaise." "Not what you'd get from the shops." "It looks funny, but give it a chance." "Fried rice?" "Yes." "So this is Joyu's." "No!" "No filming." "This is sesame seeds on rice." "We each put different stuff on." "A bit of a shabby meal." "Usually better." "This is mine." "No mayo on this?" "Soysauce." "Your mothers and friends are waiting for you." "Aum Action Committee" "...it's a cluster of spirits." "You're still in the training process, right." "So you haven't cut all ties." "Of course not." "I still have lust, appetite, emotion..." "You were at university together?" "That's right." "The same club?" "Yes." "What club?" "The equestrian club." "I made a copy." "This is from when I saw Shimizu for the first time in 5 years." "You wrote this?" "Yes." "He took the photo too." "This is me." "I wondered who it was, then saw this." "You realized first?" "That's right." "I thought a lot about whether it might be possible to escape..." "That hardship." "But life's enjoyable because there are hard times, right?" "So they say." "Is it always enjoyable for you?" "When I was in the secular world," "I used to think that... life was about ups and downs, but not anymore." "You don't visit your parents even if they ask?" "Of course not" "I'm ordained." "This is at the 6th Satian." "I sent them this photo." "It should have been reassurng." "Reassuring?" "Maybe not." "So what is truth?" "Truth shows you... why your soul is in flux," "and in what way it will continue... to be in flux." "I don't understand." "You're not in Aum." "Everyone's worrying." "Who is?" "Adachi is..." "Really?" "He never calls me." "I shouldn't say this, but... he was a bit freaked out." "He's scared?" "He got a shock when I said I' d seen you." "He was sure you hadn't really joined Aum clung to the possibility That you hadn't, so it was a shock." "I see." "Anyone else?" "Oh, Moriwake and that." "Moriwake too?" "You can set her straight." "Me?" "Aren't you going out?" "I don't really trust media people." "That's me." "Hello?" "Yep, any time's fine even late." "Ok, thanks." "I really don't understand." "It seems that the media are happy to broadcast the company line?" "even if it's untrue." "I think a lot of people involved get hurt by that." "That's why I can't understand why you'd work in... an industry like that." "Well I can't understand... how you could leave your parents leave your friends like that." "I don't get it." "And we were together 5 years ago." "See you round." "Yeah, phone me again." "I look forward to a good article." "Well, good luck." "Nagareyama shi, Chiba ken 1000 locals oppose Aum's moving into a house." "We, the Yagi Aum Action Committee, would like to thank you for participating in today's demonstration." "The leaders of the respective groups..." "OUT WITH AUM" "What does this say?" "She wrote it." "Well?" "I don't know." "Let's join together... in flushing Aum out of Nagareyama shi!" "This can't be solved overnight we all have to be prepared for a long haul." "Our movement will only work, if we join together and support each other." "It's him again." "We cannot allow this brutal group to exist, and we're not giving up!" "Out with Aum!" "Aum Refused Entry:" "Chiba shi" "Shout after me." "Out with Aum!" "Out with Aum!" "We'll never forgive Aum" "Aum get out now!" "Get out Aum!" "The guarantors... are my parents." "Your parents?" "They're angry now." "They didn't know what the house was for." "But they know you're a follower?" "Yeah, but they probably thought I was just renting a place for myself, when actually," "That's not the case." "Isn't it dishonest to say you'll cut ties with your family, then do this?" "It's expedient, as is everything." "His parents will be saved, too." "No to Aum in Chiba!" "No to Aum in Chiba!" "We'll never forget the gas attack!" "We'll never forget the gas attack!" "This is potato, isn't it." "Potato?" "Flakes." "Like mashed potato." "Dehydrated mashed potato." "No flavor?" "right?" "It's quite good." "Well?" "Good?" "Utterly revolting." "No way." "Really?" "Not nice." "Not in the secular world." "We won't let Aum in!" "Aum get out now!" "I'm from the Aum Action Committee." "I'd like to talk to you." "Can you come outside?" "Could you come in instead?" "Just 2 or 3 representatives." "You want us to come inside?" "Hang on..." "He said 2 or 3 can go inside." "Shall we go?" "Please come in." "Just the reps." "Now you are...?" "You shut it, jerk." "No self introduction?" "I'm giving you our committee resolution." "We're now going to read it out from outside." "Outside?" "I don't understand this." "Over to you." "Use the haler." "Here goes." "We, the Aum Action..." "It's not on." "Yes it is." "Turn it up." "Aum get out now!" "Aum get out now!" "Out with Aum!" "Out with Aum!" "What?" "About 20 of them." "30?" "After handing out all those fliers?" "Isn't there a line?" "A line?" "No way." "No, I think there is." "Look back there." "Is it group by group?" "Maybe." "If it is we'll need... lots more letters." "Get out now!" "Aum get out now!" "That's it?" "It's pointless coming in dribs and drabs." "They've gone." "That's it?" "Out with Aum!" "Out with Aum!" "Get out now!" "Aum disband!" "Aum disband!" "Go back to your parents!" "Go back to your parents!" "Toranomon, Minato ku, Tokyo" "Today Aum signs a 3 billion yen... compensation agreement for victims." "Our agreement with the receivers, while representing a huge economic burden for members, is our only option... if we are to apologize to and compensate... the victims and their families, in good faith." "By listening to the demands made on our activities, and abiding by the contracts we have signed, we hope to build, with those around us..." "This can't be left undone." "Our society's become so brazen, so hateful, and that was all triggered by Aum." "I couldn't stand to see the whole... incident be forgotten, but then... I don't know what should be done." "Japanese society is clearly much worse than it was five years ago it's definitely warped." "I think Aum was the main cause of that." "We have to think about what that incident meant, not just to followers, but to society as a whole." "No one has grasped that, and the issue's only going to fade a way, which worries me, as an individual." "To at this stage say," "" we've got a new name", " we're looking into compensation"" "it's a bit rich." "It isn't that simple." "I can't express adequately... what I want Aum to be, but I know I don't like the way it is now." "I feel the same." "How about you, Araki?" "Lots of people probably want us to disappear..." "It's not that simple." "Could even make things worse." "But disappearing could also be preferable to remaining in this state." "We won't disappear." "Ultimately, harmony can't be achieved, can it?" "Of course there's superficial harmony That's your aim now," "but I suspect you won't be able to stay so well behaved." "Not in terms of attacks and that, but psychologically." "Out with Aum!" "Out with Aum!" "Thank you very much." "Understood?" "Can you be definite?" "Your lease ends on the 28th." "We'll be renewing the contract..." "Speak up, jerk." "We're locals here."