A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a gro... Read allA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
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Mitsuo Iwata
- Shôtarô Kaneda
- (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
- Tetsuo Shima
- (voice)
Mami Koyama
- Kei
- (voice)
Tesshô Genda
- Ryû
- (voice)
Hiroshi Ôtake
- Nezu
- (voice)
Kôichi Kitamura
- Lady Miyako
- (voice)
- …
Michihiro Ikemizu
- Inspector
- (voice)
- …
Yuriko Fuchizaki
- Kaori
- (voice)
Masaaki Ôkura
- Yamagata
- (voice)
Tarô Arakawa
- Eiichi Watanabe
- (voice)
- …
Takeshi Kusao
- Kai
- (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka
- Army
- (voice)
Masayuki Katô
- Engineer Sakiyama
- (voice)
- …
Masato Hirano
- Yûji Takeyama
- (voice)
- …
Yukimasa Kishino
- Mitsuru Kuwata
- (voice)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia"Akira" means "Bright, intelligent, clear" in Japanese.
- GoofsAfter the unnamed man escorting Takashi uses himself as a shield to protect him, Takashi apparently has spots of blood on his head, but as he gets up we see that blood was on the pavement and overlapped Takashi's head due to an animation error.
- Crazy creditsThe date of the first coming of Akira is the exact same date as it was released originally in Japan.
- Alternate versions2001 re-release of the English language includes a new English dub script and voice cast.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Akira: Production Report (1988)
- SoundtracksTokyo Shoeshine Boy
Performed by Teruko Akatsuki
Featured review
Every Anime fan have to start from a certain place.
I was probably around 8, when I first saw Akira. It was my step dad who asked me if I was interested in watching this Japanese cartoon. I expected something like, my favorite children movies like The Lion King or The Land before Time.
Akira however, was something else. At the time I was to young to understand English, since it was a second language for me. But I remember what kind of an affect it had on me. It was brutal, it was hard, it was edgy. The drums and Neo Tokyo lights flew through my little body as butter, as I witnessed death, gore and sadistic killings. Something my pure and innocent eyes had never seen before. And yet I was strangely excited. I was never tough as a kid. I was a afraid of the dark and often had nightmares about all kinds of things. But Akira, despite it's mature nature, just had me in awe. When I finally re-saw it many years later, when I was an old teenager, I was still in awe.
Akira is simply a wonderful and entertaining sci-fi movie. It was what introduced me to anime, and innovation in a hole new way. If you want to start watching anime or see, what all the fuss is about, then Akira is a good place to start. Even though it's over 17 years old today, it is still a fantastic and visually stunning animation. Even if you don't appreciate animation you owe it to yourself, to check it out. It has spectacular action, motorcycle-chase-sequences, mad scientists and tons of blood and shooting.
8/10
Akira however, was something else. At the time I was to young to understand English, since it was a second language for me. But I remember what kind of an affect it had on me. It was brutal, it was hard, it was edgy. The drums and Neo Tokyo lights flew through my little body as butter, as I witnessed death, gore and sadistic killings. Something my pure and innocent eyes had never seen before. And yet I was strangely excited. I was never tough as a kid. I was a afraid of the dark and often had nightmares about all kinds of things. But Akira, despite it's mature nature, just had me in awe. When I finally re-saw it many years later, when I was an old teenager, I was still in awe.
Akira is simply a wonderful and entertaining sci-fi movie. It was what introduced me to anime, and innovation in a hole new way. If you want to start watching anime or see, what all the fuss is about, then Akira is a good place to start. Even though it's over 17 years old today, it is still a fantastic and visually stunning animation. Even if you don't appreciate animation you owe it to yourself, to check it out. It has spectacular action, motorcycle-chase-sequences, mad scientists and tons of blood and shooting.
8/10
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Akira: The Special Edition
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- ¥1,100,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $553,171
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,263
- Jan 1, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $3,283,934
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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