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Akira (1988)
7.9
Ratings: 7.9/10 from 50,062 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>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E. 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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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS (re-release) | Dolby (35 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (2001 re-issue)Color:
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1.85 : 1
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Tetsuo: I want him more than dead, I'll split his freaking head open!
Kaneda: Just knock it off now! This all happened because you took my bike for a spin. Enough already.
Tetsuo: Shut up! Don't order me around!
Kaneda: We were just worried.
Tetsuo: Why do you always have to try and save me? I could handle it on my own. Yeah, I admit I've gotten beaten before, but I won't always be on the receiving end, you hear that? You understand?
Kaori: Tetsuo, I...
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Trivia
Because Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. licensed Akira through Manga Entertainment rather than Pioneer/Geneon, the Australian DVD release of Akira has both the original Streamline dub (which Manga has the license to) and Pioneer/Geneon's new English dub. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Kaneda shoots Tetsuo the laser makes a hole in Tetsuo's shirt, later the hole is gone. See more »Quotes
Kaneda: [Tetsuo is brutally beating a member of the Clown gang] You're gonna kill him, Tetsuo. You want that?Tetsuo: I want him more than dead, I'll split his freaking head open!
Kaneda: Just knock it off now! This all happened because you took my bike for a spin. Enough already.
Tetsuo: Shut up! Don't order me around!
Kaneda: We were just worried.
Tetsuo: Why do you always have to try and save me? I could handle it on my own. Yeah, I admit I've gotten beaten before, but I won't always be on the receiving end, you hear that? You understand?
Kaori: Tetsuo, I...
[...]
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Crazy Credits
Credits roll with Big Bang-like footage of stars and galaxies, in thebackground. See more »
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