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Akira (1988)
7.9
Ratings: 7.9/10 from 50,156 users
Metascore:
76/100
Reviews: 367 user | 92 critic | 4 from Metacritic.com
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. Director:Katsuhiro Ohtomo |
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Mitsuo Iwata | ... |
Shôtarô Kaneda
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Nozomu Sasaki | ... |
Tetsuo Shima
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Mami Koyama | ... |
Kei
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Tesshô Genda | ... |
Ryûsaku
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Hiroshi Ohtake | ... |
Nezu
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Kôichi Kitamura | ... |
Priestess Miyako
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Council A
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Michihiro Ikemizu | ... |
Inspector
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Council I
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Yuriko Fuchizaki | ... |
Kaori
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Masaaki Ôkura | ... |
Yamagata
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Tarô Arakawa | ... |
Eiichi Watanabe
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Council G
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Army
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Takeshi Kusao | ... |
Kai
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Kazumi Tanaka | ... |
Army
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Masayuki Katô | ... |
Engineer Sakiyama
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Council D
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Yôsuke Akimoto | ... |
Harukiya Bartender
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Masato Hirano | ... |
Yûji Takeyama
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Spy
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Council F
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Storyline
Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo's supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira's secrets were buried 30 years ago. Written by Tzung-I Lin <tzung@hugo.att.com>
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The end of the world was only the beginning See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseRelease Date:
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Akira: The Special Edition See more »Box Office
Budget:
¥1,100,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$553,171 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
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Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS (re-release) | Dolby (35 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (2001 re-issue)Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Trivia
The 1940s-style song heard following the terrorist bombing is "Tokyo Shoe Shine Boy", released in 1951 by jazz singer Teruko Akatsuki. The song was not included in either the Japanese or American releases of the soundtrack; however, it had previously appeared on the release of the soundtrack from MASH. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When the camera is far away from Akira's capsule, the nameplate is in katakana (a Japanese alphabet). When Tetsuo walks closer, it has mystically been translated to Romaji (English) characters. See more »Quotes
Kai: Something seemed strange the second I saw his face. It's odd. He was wearing what looked like a white hospital gown. He acted like a different person. Yamagata asked him if he was really Tetsuo or if he was someone else.See more »
Crazy Credits
The date of the first coming of Akira is the exact same date as it was released originally in Japan. See more »
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