Shoko Asahara: The Cultist who Terrorized Japan
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2024
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Im gonna be honest with you guys I have no idea who this Count Dankula person is so im confused by the references. Im assuming he or she has the same type of material as Biographics?
Ken Fulton {Baby Elder}
Count Dankula is a Scottish shitposter who started a series a while back called “Absolute Mad Lads” where he talks about batshit crazy people from history or recent events. His most recent mad lad was this guy. That series is absolute gold. I would recommend the episode on Killdozer. 10/10 👌
Cullen Kerr I loved killdozer my favorite quote from it was “using military grade weaponry in a small Colorado town would’ve been bad optics
He’s the guy that got put in jail because he made his pug do a nazi salute just to piss off his girlfriend
Pinned because I could have written this myself :)
Knowing who Count Dankula actually is just makes this comment even funnier xD
>sold his bathwater
oh no
shoko asahara was an egirl
Is belle Delphine his reincarnation?
The og gamer girl
oh, it is bad when he does it. But when that crazy pixie dream-girl with bad teeth called Belle Delphine does it she is hailed as a strong independent woman.
Worth noting that Japanese bath water is relatively clean, usually.. You wash yourself off before you get into the bath. That sounds weird but remember that normal Japanese baths are meant to be shared, the big public ones, but even at home you make the bath once for the whole family, then people take turns taking a bath. You pour water over yourself outside of the bath, use soap and whatever, then wash that off, then you go in the bath. Depends as modern bathrooms are not always traditional, imported "Western Style" furniture and house designs are increasingly common, but potentially the bathwater was almost clean.
Every time we hear that these cult leaders are "incredibly charismatic" cut to an image of some schlubby looking, unkempt dude.
Well, yeah. Good-looking people don't need to learn how to charm.
I thought the charisma part was a joke 😅🙈
Being shabby would only help with charisma. People would take him on face value just like you have almost instantly writing him off as insignificant and then once he begins to show his charm and intelligence people are all the more impressed.
Well yeah, look at Christopher Hitchens
lol right?
“He hadn’t seen them for 12 years”... he’d never seen them.
lol
lol Wonderful observation Erica.
He sounds like a real life James Bond style villain.
Agreed. They're all psychopaths after all
He makes Charles Manson look like a kid compare to Shoko.
My name's Kojiro Yamaoka Kojiro
THE COLD SAMURAI are you gonna grow a beard?
GunMan Khan I already have one despite only being 14
and yes I shave once every few weeks
It always amazes me how people can fall for these monsters. I guess I have never met or spoken to anyone that could get me to do horrible things. It just seems impossible
Craig B It's the same way they get people to be contestants on Takeshis Castle.
It was a cult. No one is immune to cult mind control methods. It might take days or years but everyone breaks.
Well people with controlling/narcissistic and sociopathic behaviors tend to target weak minded or individuals who are struggling or "lost"... then some others get tricked as well and are more or less left in the dark until it all comes crashing down.
@@brandoncliff5653 The idea that a cult member is 'weak minded' is a myth. Everyone is weak under their prolonged methods. Cults do not attack you intellectually, they hack your human drives. There have been several cases of investigators attempting to infiltrate cults and 'going native' all the same.
@@qetoun yes but that also depends on the character of the individual as well and moral restraint. I can't remember the name of the book but if I do I will definitely message you and it's about a guy who infiltrated a cult somewhere in South America that had already lost two investigators to their ideals and he wrote about how he knew he wouldn't turn because he was extreme practicer of stoicism. He wrote about how the original cult members and or the elite members we're a lot more sophisticated but once you got down to the lower levels they were usually the weaker minded and targeted individuals to gather numbers. But of course it also depends on the specific cult and what they are trying to follow and push for
Would make a great netflix series like narcos but for cults
Watch Wild Wild Country
@@shanecarlson7488 what's that about?
No
Asahara sold bath water before Belle makes it famous. LOL
Has Simon started narrating everyone's dreams or just mine? Lol
My master plan is working...
I was just a kid when the attacks took place. Never knew his impact was that massive. Thanks for an important piece of history.
I knew about the cult and the subway attack, but I had no idea about the other attacks. This is easily my favorite Bio yet. Well done guys.
Poor choice of words lol.
@@hyperleap4876 it really is.
Do you know how many documentaries I've seen on a bunch of these people that biographics does but I enjoy watching biographics more because I love to listen to Simon and I think they do good work... I don't know why people always have to point out that someone else did it first does it really matter sit back and enjoy 🤷♀️
people are pointing this out because a guy who's channel is demonitized did a video 1 week before this one.
Aum is widely known around the world..
People only get info from YT videos it feels like. Lol
No matter what you do 99.999% of the time you aren't the first one to do it and you won't be the last
I don't know about this channel but there are greedy UA-camrs that just copy and paste other videos, footage of other videos, or scripts from fan-wikis.
6:56 "that would rob you blind" ahhh, i see what you did there..
Fun fact, I had my wisdom teeth removed when Shoko Asahara was executed.
I was on a subway train from Osaka to Tokyo on a mission from the Triads to assassinate a high-ranking member of the Yakuza
HistoryNET In Japan, heart surgeon. Number one. Steady hand. One day, Yakuza boss need new heart. I do operation. But, mistake! Yakuza boss die! Yakuza very mad. I hide in fishing boat, come to America. No english, no food, no money. Darryl give me job. Now I have house, American car, and new woman. Darryl save life. My big secret: I kill yakuza boss on purpose. I good surgeon. The best!
@@mcdonaldsburntchickennugge8231 😂😂😂
Did you both go to the same place?
that's a strange way to celebrate
Hiroshi Morita is a hero. With the way he was describing things, I thought that there would be way more fatalities. He saved a lot of people by getting the information out as quickly as he could. Yes, a lot of them were still affected and even permanently disabled, but only 12 dead out of around 6000 poisoned? That’s insane!
Its important to spread the information about the cults , especially how they work and "fish" people , hack their minds and then abuse them - this knowledge might protect and alarm innocent people. Knowledge is a huge power, so thank your for sharing it.
"Single most ambitious cult that ever existed..." *Scientology: Hold my beer
Tubacody Islam:Hold my beer
Heavens gate:hold my beer
Al Quada : hold my bear
Christianity: Hold my Grail.
Jonestown:hold my weapons
Aw Simon have people been snapping off on your pronunciations? I'm sorry... The channel is awesome & so are you! You too Shell!
I saw it once and I was surprised thise people existed
This is good stuff! Speaking of cults, Jonestown and the Rajneeshees would also make excellent content as well!
Dankula may have done a video on this before biographics, but I don't think this video is 'stealing the idea.' It's most likely that the recent execution inspired both guys to do videos.
I agree. They've probably been writing this episode since before Dankula released his video.
This is a MEGA popular cult still active today....
I've heard while podcast series based on Aum..
Dankula does nothing but copy pasting old LPOTL episodes so it would be wise not to accuse someone else of stealing his content.
Love both of them tbh the more the merrier you learn more like The Buddha he had multiple teachers
How can the existence of multiple pieces of information based on an actual event be called "stealing"? This is what happens when your only frame of reference is the internet and the reason why we are all fucked. If two weather stations report on the same storm are they STEALING eachothers stories?
One of the most compelling terror stories. I remember hearing about this in the news when I was a university student and it has intrigued me since. Thank you very much.
Haruki Murakami wrote a book called Underground that includes interviews from both the victims of the sarin gas attack AND members of Aum Shinrikyo. It was pretty wild but also very sad to read accounts from both sides...
1:30 - Chapter 1 - In the land of the blind
5:05 - Chapter 2 - Where the one eyed man is king
10:35 - Chapter 3 - The japanese elections
12:40 - Chapter 4 - Before the attack (Paranoia & perversion)
15:10 - Chapter 5 - Underground
18:35 - Chapter 6 - Aftermath (The reign of terror)
"Sleep is for the weak."- Simon Whistler
We will never sleep cuz sleep is for the weak, we will never rest till we're fricking dead - olli sykes
Wait, you're not Japanese? I had no idea.
This is literally jokers plan from Batman endgame. Joker should sue like he did with those fish
🎶They’re finny and funny and oh so delish, they’re cheerful and jolly, Joker Fish!🎶🃏
I got that reference! Lol
More like Asahara should of sued since his attack came out first
thanks for the great content
Thank you for this bio, I live in Tokyo since 2000 and didn't have the full story until watching your video.
10:22 - 'Complete with a dodgy beard and haircut.' - This is why I subscribed.
The saying goes "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king" seeing as this was a one eyed man trying to become king..... in tracks I think.
I’d never heard of him before now (I was really little when all of these events happened) so I assumed I’d watch the video, get some cool facts and then move on with my life knowing his reign of terror was over. The fact that he still has followers is absolutely terrifying. It’s scary to think how much we’re at the mercy of the people around us everyday.
I’m completely hooked on your channel. Your so easy to listen to, wished my teachers were like you I might of learnt something ☺️☺️. Thank you so much. Xx
Best opening disclaimer ever!!! Keep up the great work
This man would wander around Japan and kick every cat he saw.
As if he couldn't get any worse. What is up with cult leaders and hating cats? Is it because they won't necessarily listen when being ordered around. Hitler hated cats too.
But he was blind, how did he know they were cats?
@@jackhamilton9604 good question
@@panzerofthelake506 for another time?
@@jackhamilton9604 yes
10:16 the definition of 'neck-beard'...
more like throat-beard
Ngl that beard looks pretty cool along with the long hair
He could almost stand in for Cousin Itt from The Addams Family.
the neck beard is the only beard a man needs
These bio clips are better than any TV documentary.
This is why I love this channel. I knew about the subway attacks, but I didn't realise just how much worse it could have been. If no-one has made a movie about this then someone really should.
I remember this very well, I was listening to my radio in utter shock that such a thing could be happening but what's shocked me is how relatively recently he got put to death!
This is the first Asian I've ever seen with a full beard
I'll grow one just for you...
Love your work across this channel and Top10's, keep it up
I dont usually do this but that intro was the best thing ive heard all day thank you Mr. Whistler
He was a mad lad wasn't he
Yeah the last one.
The maddest of lads.
He was nuts
Mad as a box of frogs
A mad young chap off his bullocks in rockers
The amount of footage about him you found and used is amazing. I read nearly everything available on the man, barring the terrorism part, I find his life very intresting. Can you consider a video on Otoya Yamaguchi?
I read somewhere that the news outlets in Japan played all of his propaganda on the news after the attacks in 1995 or sometime after his capture just so everything became public knowledge, but that's how most people have so much of the cult's propaganda and inside information.
Thanks for the heads up.
Ok, I knew a bit about him... But that was awesome, I've been loving all of your work since I found you about 4 months ago. Simon Whistler has a great delivery style and your researchers and scriptwriters, yeah we know, the same people, are tops!
I dare you to do a recap of this in a more documentary style, go on.. Do it, do it, do it! Thanks, Biographics!
Great video! As a person who has escaped a (much less destructive) cult, and as a huge fan of Haruki Murakami and his book "Gas Attack", outlining the sarin gas attack of the Tokyo metro, I found this absolutely fascinating!
😂 That intro was gold! That’s the nicest way to say “Mate, get off my back!?”
Thank you for trying!!! Love the videos!
Another fabulous video! Well done. Does beg the question when will people stop blindly following such leaders and start looking more and more within.
I think that Shoko Asahara is one of the major reasons why many Japanese people have a negative impression of religion today.
Because of this incident, many Japanese believed that religion was shaded and scary, and his influence was very strong.
Shoko Asahara:
Perception: 0
Charisma: 10
Top class video again Simon
Wow. Thanks for a great lesson!
Simon, Consider doing a Biographic on the Moonies--> Sun Myung Moon
Please do a bio about Augusto Pinochet.
I too love free helicopter rides
mi general
Absolutely BASED.
I wish Mexico had a leader like him.
Who?
@@CashelOConnolly i think someone needs to cheer up.
How about a free helicopter ride?
Damn. Thank you for your work.
You played some really good music in this episode
Another great video! The Japanese version of Jim Jones!
Mr Dankula, you lost weight.
And refined your accent...
And hair...
The metal music in the backgrounds and everything. I really wish they showed the anime.
@@squigglzzthewizard9050 why anime? Because Japan
This is clearly a impostor. The Republican guard will be there to round up this charlatan shortly.
Great video.
I love your work man. if can do one on Lucius Cassius, please
The story of this cult is so fascinating. Thank you for a nice rundown of the story of Aum Shinrikyo. I also think about the executions of the cult leaders. What were going true their minds when they met their faith? It’s just so crazy.
I remember studying this cult in college and ya hit all the very good points and facts great job.
Lemme just say I freakin love this channel. the story’s are great and morbid, it is very educational, some of the people you talk about I’ve never known the story behind them such as bill Cosby but these biography’s are perfect in time and plot.
Love your work
shoko asahara sounds like a video game villian
The worst thing with nerve gasses is, that it doesn't matter if you hold your breath, or if you have gas mask, because it can enter your body through your skin.
I knew a lot about his attacks but not that much about the monster behind them. A great video, filled with a lot of in-depth information. Not bad for less than half an hour
I love this channel its an obsession
By the way: Shoko Asahara was a good friend of the beloved Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso. The Dalai Lama even wrote recommendations for Asahara and AUM. (I happen to have authentic copies of those writings right here. So it is not at all a conspiracy theory.)
Is that you China???
Nope, unfortunately that's just reality.
But if china offered me financial backing, I wouldn't decline. :-D
@@michaeld8280 Definitely Xi Xinping 😂
Could you do a video on Marcus Aurelius?
Hi Simon, love the videos. You should cover the life of Dick Turpin in a future video.
Intriguing! I'd seen the more visible occurrences in the news, but nothing in this sort of depth.
I remember when they put that guy's picture on the cover of Time Magazine. He reminded me of Judge Ito. The OJ Simpson trial was going Full Throttle at the time
Was the title of the article "Aum Sweet Aum" or something? I remember an older-aged acquaintance telling me that there was an article titled like that in the past.
"Under his watch"
Oh you!
Good to see more info on him i only saw count dankulas vid its good to see youve done one
My thirst for these is unquenchable. Thanks for the fun videos, guys!
To anybody interested, the influence and terror of Aum and Asahara is still not yet gone. On January 1st, a car driven by a 21 year old supporter of the cult dove into Harajuku’s busiest shopping district of Takeshita Street. 9 people were injured and 1 was in critical condition. A tank of Kerosene was found in the vehicle and traces of the chemical was found on the clothing of the attacker, and the police assumed that the attacker intended to light the vehicle on fire, causing more damage. Fortunately the fire didn’t happen and nobody died, but when he was captured he proclaimed that he conducted a terror attack in retaliation to the death penalty and later claimed to be a member of the cult. Now considering the fact that in 2018, all people executed were high level Aum Shinrikyo members including Asahara, it’s not surprising to assume he did this attack in retaliation for the cult, although some investigators are considering whether or not he actually attacked for the group. Fortunately, no deaths have been reported thus far and many Japanese seemed to not care about these fanatic idiots much, as thousands of Japanese later visited the nearby Famous Meiji Shrine, to pray for a good year; a thing that happens every year in Japan.
This attack that I heard of in Japanese news was shocking to me at first and worrisome as I graduated from a nearby university last March and I had a lot of dear friends in the local area. It also was shocking for me as I spent my New Years often in harajuku and omotesando area to party and drink with my peers. Fortunately nobody I knew was hurt, but it was upsetting at first that a nobody from Aum in Osaka drove up to Harajuku Tokyo and intended to kill en masse.
Well that’s my two cents, awesome content as always!
Acupuncture, the chiropractors of Japan.
Chiropractics is at keast based in modern medical science.
Acupuncture is Chinese. And there are quite a few studies showing its worth
Wait that was the wasn't acupuncture a chinese thing?
@@The_Gnome_Chomskee when then link them
Great video as always guys! Slight correction: Chiba prefecture is just north of Tokyo, not south ;-P south is Kanagawa prefecture, where I live.
That was very good, I’ve watched your shows from the very start..
I live in Australia and there are a hole lot of ‘Bad’ although very interesting people down here..
You're the best Whistler 😂😂😂
You did pretty well on the pronunciations this time, man. Just remember, the whole language is fundamentally phonetic: it’s spelled like it sounds and it sounds like it’s spelled :)
And yes, my Japanese wife and I had a moment of respect for all of Aum’s victims the day they announced his execution. America barely blinked, but there it was momentous and a fitting end to the man.
I loved his little intro of there is going to be japanese in this one 😂
Amazing what confidence can do to influence people
I like the use of Metal in the transition slides here.
This was good but it ain’t no killdozer.
Killdozer had a reason and killdozer had a way. Now he was a mad lad.
Helldozer
*Absolute Mad Lads:Bald Englishman Edition*
Perspeii we Scots did it first, though I won’t call it better. Dank’s was educational but mainly for humour, this is just a straight up documentary
Also I like you to review famous musicians and composers as well.
Love that bio
The Japanese: technology pioneers and global leaders in robotics
Also the Japanese: Believe this nut case.
Can you do Emperor Akihito of Japan?
I think he has
Nice intro lol, love the channel
Very nice Simon!
Please do one on The journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave.
Wow we all got so lucky that these crazy weebs couldn’t make proper detonators.
Maybe they could but some in the group sabotaged them?
Having been raised in a cult this is all very familiar. There's nothing funny about it.
Lol
True...
It’s kinda funny
@@Comando729 Remember that fat kid on Jurassic park who thought Raptors were 6 foot turkeys...you're the kid and I'm Allan Grant.
What was the cult?
Man those subway employees that tried to get rid of the saron packaging and died doing so hit me in the feels man.
Simon,hi. You shud do one on Mishima Yukio. Very interesting subject.
PLEASE DO AN EPISODE ON LEON TROTSKY PLEASE!!
Daniel Feldman i believe they have
They have
I think they have put a pin in the idea
When you wanna be an anime villain in real life
Hi Simon! I've just found this channel of yours, love the BrainFood Podcast and of course TIFO. Instant sub for me to this channel as well!
I'm loving these death metal-inspired transitions ngl
wait, just hit 10:30 i m in a loudwire vid all of a sudden