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Shoko Asahara

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Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

March 2, 1955

died

July 6, 2018

place of birth

Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan

also known as

麻原彰晃 · Shōkō Asahara · Shoukou Asahara · Matsumoto Chizuo

total credits

4 movies

Biography

Shoko Asahara (麻原彰晃, Asahara Shōkō, March 2, 1955 – July 6, 2018) was a Japanese religious activist, political activist, terrorist, and former death row inmate. His real name was Matsumoto Chizuo (松本智津夫, Matsumoto Chizuo). He was born in Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture.

He was the spiritual leader of Aum Shinrikyo (meaning "Supreme Truth"), a Japanese apocalyptic sect that syncretizes Buddhist and Christian elements which was accused of carrying out the sarin gas terrorist attacks on the Tokyo subway in 1995. He was sentenced to death as responsible for the attacks. After his execution was postponed in 2012 following the arrest of other suspects, he was executed by hanging on July 6, 2018.

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