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Release Date:
24 July 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E. more
Plot:
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psionic psychopath that only two kids and a group of psionics can stop. full summary | full synopsis
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1 win
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(From Beyond Hollywood. 9 October 2009, 11:35 AM, PDT)
Akira Live-Action Adaption Script from Iron Man & Children of Men Writers?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Mitsuo Iwata | ... | Shôtarô Kaneda (voice) | |
| Nozomu Sasaki | ... | Tetsuo Shima (voice) | |
| Mami Koyama | ... | Kei (voice) | |
| Tesshô Genda | ... | Ryûsaku (voice) (as Tetsusho Genda) | |
| Hiroshi Ôtake | ... | Nezu (voice) | |
| Kôichi Kitamura | ... | Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice) | |
| Michihiro Ikemizu | ... | Inspector / Council I (voice) | |
| Yuriko Fuchizaki | ... | Kaori (voice) | |
| Masaaki Ôkura | ... | Yamagata (voice) | |
| Tarô Arakawa | ... | Eiichi Watanabe / Council G / Army (voice) | |
| Takeshi Kusao | ... | Kai (voice) | |
| Kazumi Tanaka | ... | Army (voice) | |
| Masayuki Katô | ... | Engineer Sakiyama / Council D (voice) | |
| Yôsuke Akimoto | ... | Harukiya Bartender (voice) | |
| Masato Hirano | ... | Yûji Takeyama / Spy / Council F (voice) |
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Akira: The Special Edition (USA) (reissue title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic violence and brief nudity.
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Runtime:
124 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-12 (video) (1994) |
Finland:K-15 (DVD) (2004) |
Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (2003) |
Iceland:12 (video rating) |
Iceland:14 |
Italy:T |
Hungary:16 |
Netherlands:12 (re-rating) |
Canada:18+ (TV rating) |
Brazil:14 |
South Korea:15 (DVD rating) |
UK:15 (re-rating) (2002) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
France:-12 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:M (re-rating) (2002) |
Norway:15 (DVD rating) |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:12 (original rating) |
USA:R |
West Germany:16 (nf) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (original rating)
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The production budget was nearly $10 Million US Dollars, a record sum in Japanese animation film.
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Continuity: Kai's socks appear to change color a number of times throughout the film, often from shot to shot within the same scene.
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Movie Connections:
References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
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Soundtrack:
Tokyo Shoeshine Boy
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*Stereotype: Akira is a gratuitous bloodbath.
Maybe, but it's also a hard-nosed societal critique. Gore fans get what they want, but they have some morality shoved down their throats, as well. Most people who hate this movie watch it with a predetermined mindset. . . It takes thought and patience to piece together its sophisticated story.
*Stereotype: Akira rocks!!
The animation equals or exceeds Disney's best, the music is awesome, and the characters are complex, but "Akira" has its flaws. Chunked together from a long pre-existing storyline and filled with gritty violence, "Akira" draws fanatics too bloodthirsty to appreciate its message, and scares away critics intelligent enough to understand it. It takes a very open mind to enjoy this movie.
All in all, be careful with this movie; it's not for everyone. Just ignore the hype on BOTH sides and judge for yourself. I recommend the subtitled version; the dub's voice actors suck and anyone who'll understand this movie is obviously smart enough to read.