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Akira -- 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.

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Director:
Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Writers:
Katsuhiro Ôtomo (screenplay) and
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Release Date:
24 July 2001 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Animation | Sci-Fi See more »
Tagline:
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E. See 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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Cast

  (in credits order)
Mitsuo Iwata ... Shôtarô Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki ... Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyama ... Kei (voice)
Tesshô Genda ... Ryûsaku (voice) (as Tetsusho Genda)
Hiroshi Ohtake ... Nezu (voice) (as Hiroshi Otake)
Kôichi Kitamura ... Priestess 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)
Yôsuke Akimoto ... Harukiya Bartender (voice)
Masato Hirano ... Yûji Takeyama (voice)
Yukimasa Kishino ... Mitsuru Kuwata (voice)
Kazuhiro Kamifuji ... Masaru (voice) (as Kazuhiro Kandô)
Tatsuhiko Nakamura ... Takashi (voice)
Fukue Itô ... Kiyoko (voice) (as Sachie Itô)
Issei Futamata ... Additional voices (voice)
Kôzô Shioya ... Follower of Miyako (voice)
Michitaka Kobayashi ... Additional voices (voice)
Hideyuki Umezu ... Additional voices (voice)
Satoru Inagaki ... Additional voices (voice)
Kayoko Fujii ... Girl A (voice)
Masami Toyoshima ... Girl B (voice)
Yuka Ôno ... Girl C (voice) (as Yuka Ohno)
Tarô Ishida ... Colonel Shikishima (voice)
Mizuho Suzuki ... Doctor Ônishi (voice)

Cam Clarke ... Kaneda (voice: English version) (as Jimmy Flinders)
Steve Kramer ... Roy (voice: English version) (as Drew Thomas)
Lewis Lemay ... Doctor (voice: English version)

Barbara Goodson ... Takashi / Kaori (voice: English version) (as Barbara Larsen)
Jan Rabson ... Tetsuo Shima (voice: English version) (as Stanley Gurd Jr.)
Tony Pope ... Colonel / Yama / Nezu (voice: English version) (as Tony Mozdy)
Lara Cody ... Kei (voice: English version) (as Deanna Morris)

Bob Bergen ... Masaru / Kai (voice: English version)

Melora Harte ... Kiyoko (voice: English version) (as Marylin Lane)
Watney Held ... Additional voices (voice: English version)
Wally Burr ... Additional voices (voice: English version) (as Burt Walters)
Julie Phelan ... Additional voices (voice: English version)
Eddie Frierson ... Additional voices (voice: English version) (as Christy Mathewson)
Brad Wurst ... Additional voices (voice: English version)

Bruce Winant ... Additional voices (voice: English version) (as Jim Warrington)

Johnny Yong Bosch ... Kaneda (voice: English version)

Joshua Seth ... Tetsuo Shima (voice: English version)
Wendee Lee ... Kei (voice: English version)

Sandy Fox ... Kiyoko (voice: English version)
Jamieson Price ... Colonel (voice: English version) (as James Lyon)
Cody MacKenzie ... Takashi (voice: English version)
Bob Buchholz ... Ryu (voice: English version) (as Robert Wicks)
Kirk Thornton ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Sparky Thornton)
Chloe Thornton ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Detroit Louie ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Matthew Mercer ... Kai (voice: English version) (as Matt 'Masamune' Miller)
Matthew Hustin ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michael Lindsay ... Yamagata (voice: English version) (as Dylan Tully)
Michael Sorich ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Michael Forest ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Russell Thor)
Mike Reynolds ... Nezu (voice: English version) (as Ray Michaels)
Paul St. Peter ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as George C. Cole)
Lee Kelso ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Patricia Ja Lee ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Pee Jay Lee)
Mona Marshall ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Michael McConnohie ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Michelle Ruff ... Kaori (voice: English version) (as Georgette Rose)
Peter Lee ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Stephen Apostolina ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Jim Taggert)

Robert Axelrod ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Rebecca Forstadt ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Reba West)

Steve Staley ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Steve Cannon)
Derek Stephen Prince ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as David Umansky)

Steve Blum ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as David Lucas)

Skip Stellrecht ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Henry Douglas Grey)
Simon Prescott ... Doctor (voice: English version) (as Simon Isaacson)

Ted Rae ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tony Oliver ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Raphael Antonio)
William Knight ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as William Frederick)

William Bassett ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Frederick Bloggs)
Kurt P. Wimberger ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Kurt Wimberger)
Lisa Tarulli ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Jessica Gee ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Joe Romersa ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Ivan Buckley ... Bartender (voice: English version)
Jonathan C. Osborne ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Josil Ferhardt ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Julie Ann Taylor ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Jean Howard)
Guy Pinkham ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Mike Lembaw ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Peter Spellos ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Harold Muckle)
Doug Stone ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Bambi Darro ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Emily Brown ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Emilie Brown)
Ezra Weisz ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Ethan Murray)
Sam Strong ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Steve McGowan ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Richard Plantagenet)

Dan Martin ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dan Woren ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Jackson Daniels)
W.T. Hatch ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Christopher Joyce ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Adam Sholder ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Tony Sarducci ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)

Lex Lang ... Additional Voices (voice: English version)
Dougary Grant ... Additional Voices (voice: English version) (as Harold Muckle)
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Directed by
Katsuhiro Ôtomo (supervising director) (as Katsuhiro Otomo)
 
Writing credits
Katsuhiro Ôtomo (screenplay) (as Katsuhiro Otomo) and
Izô Hashimoto (screenplay)

Katsuhiro Ôtomo (graphic novel) (as Katsuhiro Otomo)

Produced by
Haruyo Kanesaku .... producer
Shunzo Kato .... producer
James Yosuke Kobayashi .... executive producer
Yutaka Maseba .... producer
Yoshimasa Mizuo .... associate producer
Sawako Noma .... executive producer
Ryohei Suzuki .... producer
Hiroe Tsukamoto .... producer
 
Original Music by
Shôji Yamashiro 
 
Cinematography by
Katsuji Misawa (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Takeshi Seyama 
 
Production Design by
Kazuo Ebisawa 
Yuji Ikehata 
Koji Ono  (as Koji Ohno)
 
Art Direction by
Toshiharu Mizutani 
 
Production Management
Yoichi Ikeda .... production manager
Yokinori Sakai .... production manager
Takahisa Yokomizo .... production manager
 
Sound Department
Susumu Akitagawa .... sound recording director (as Susumu Aketagawa)
Phil Brewster .... adr engineer
Phil Brewster .... dialogue editor
Les Claypool III .... sound editor (as Les E. Claypool)
Lisa Hannan .... sound editor
Shizuo Kusahashi .... sound effects supervisor
Masafumi Mima .... assistant to sound recording director
Mikio Mori .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Yukie Naito .... sound recording engineer
Kozo Ogata .... sound recording production manager
Toyo Onkyo .... foley artist
Tetsuo Segawa .... sound recording supervisor
Toshifumi Seike .... sound recording engineer
Kevin Seymour .... adr supervisor
Kenji Shibazaki .... foley artist (as Kenji Shibasaki)
Tokuya Shimada .... sound recording producer
Keiji Urata .... sound recording architect
Heidi Wilbur .... adr supervisor
 
Special Effects by
Takashi Maekawa .... special effect artist
Noriko Takaya .... special effects backgrounds
 
Visual Effects by
Yuriko Amemiya .... computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Ryoichiro Debuchi .... computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Chie Furubayashi .... computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Yukiko Katsuya .... computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
Naoko Motoyoshi .... computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc.
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Yuki Asaine .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Kazuta Furubayashi .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Hajime Hasegawa .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Yoichi Hasegawa .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Kazunari Ichinozuka .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Shuichi Ito .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Hiroshi Kanai .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Tetsu Keibu .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Kenichi Kobayashi .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Kiyoshi Kobayashi .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Hiroyuki Matsuzawa .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Hitoshi Nishiyama .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Takashi Nomura .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Takahisa Ogawa .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Kazunobu Okeda .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Atsushi Okui .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Akio Saitô .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Yukinori Sakai .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Hitoshi Shirao .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Hideko Takahashi .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Moriyuki Terashita .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Youji Toki .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Toshiyuki Umeda .... animation camera: Asahi Production
Atsushi Yoshino .... animation camera: Toms Photo
Hironori Yoshino .... animation camera: Toms Photo
 
Animation Department
Miyuki Aoki .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Hiroyuki Aoyama .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Mariko Araki .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Seiko Azuma .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Shusaku Chiba .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Katsumoto Ehara .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production (as Katsutomo Ehara)
Toyoaki Emura .... key animator
Masaaki Endo .... key animator
Yukari Fujii .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Yoshiko Fujita .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Atsushi Fujitsuka .... ink and paint supervisor
Yoshiuki Fukuda .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Atsuko Fukushima .... key animator
Akira Furuya .... background artist: Studio Uni
Makiko Futaki .... key animator
Hirofumi Hagimiwa .... background artist: Baku Production
Shunsuke Harada .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Katsufumi Haryu .... background artist: Studio Fuga (as Katsufumi Hariu)
Kôichi Hashimoto .... key animator
Shinji Hashimoto .... key animator
Fukiko Hashizume .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Masako Hayashi .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Tokuhiro Hiragi .... background artist: Studio Fuga (as Tokuhiro Hiraki)
Emiko Hirama .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Teiji Hiramatsu .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Satoshi Hirayama .... key animator
Toru Hishiyama .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Osamu Honda .... background artist: Baku Production
Kaoru Honma .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Toshiaki Hontani .... key animator
Hiroyuki Horiuchi .... key animator
Sanae Ichioka .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Akiyoshi Iijima .... background artist: Studio Uni
Takuya Iinuma .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Kazuyuki Iizuka .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Michiko Ikeuchi .... color key stylist
Tatsuo Imamura .... background artist: Baku Production
Toshiyuki Inoue .... key animator
Junko Isaka .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Takayuki Ishizuka .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Mika Isuda .... ink and paint artist
Masatoshi Kai .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Nobuo Kamaki .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Kenji Kamiyama .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Yoshinori Kanada .... key animator (as Yoshinori Kaneda)
Jirô Kanai .... key animator
Yoshi Kanajima .... background artist: Ishigaki Production (as Yoshie Kanajima)
Yuriko Kashiwakura .... ink and paint checker
Kenichi Katsui .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Takashi Kawaguchi .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Toshio Kawaguchi .... key animator
Yumiko Kawaguchi .... ink and paint artist
Naoko Kawakami .... ink and paint artist
Jiro Kawano .... background artist: Studio Uni
Hirotsugu Kawasaki .... key animator
Koji Kawasaki .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Akiko Kawauchi .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Masuji Kigami .... key animator
Yoshiji Kigami .... key animator
Mayumi Kimura .... ink and paint artist
Shinji Kimura .... background artist: Kobayashi Production
Kazuhiro Kinoshita .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Hiroyuki Kitakubo .... key animator
Mariko Kobayashi .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Asako Kodaira .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Himako Komatsu .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. (as Hinako Komatsu)
Hisahiko Komiya .... animation checker
Takeshi Konakawa .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Mamoru Konno .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Kitaro Kosaka .... key animator
Miyuki Kudo .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Yoshiko Kuriihara .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Satoshi Kuroda .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Tatsuya Kushida .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Yûko Kusumoto .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Koichi Maruyama .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Toshihiko Masuda .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Shôichi Masuo .... key animator
Kyoko Matsubara .... key animator
Yoshiaki Matsuo .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Yoshinobu Michihata .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Yukihiko Michimoto .... ink and paint artist
Tomoko Mitsui .... ink and paint artist (as Tomoka Mitsui)
Hiroyuki Mitsumoto .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Yuichi Miura .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Kaori Miyagawa .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Mitsuharu Miyamae .... background artist: Baku Production
Minako Mori .... ink and paint artist
Kôji Morimoto .... assistant to chief animator (as Kouji Morimoto)
Masato Mukai .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Miyuki Murai .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Mitsunori Murata .... animation checker
Seiji Muta .... key animator
Osamu Nabeshima .... key animator
Midori Nagaoka .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Yasushi Nagaoka .... key animator
Yoko Nagashima .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Tokumi Nagayasu .... special cooperator for background (as Takumi Nagayasu)
Morifumi Naka .... key animator
Kayoko Nakafuji .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Toshio Nakagome .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. (as Toshie Nikagome)
Noriyuki Nakajima .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Akiko Nakamura .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Takashi Nakamura .... background artist: Studio Uni
Takashi Nakamura .... chief animator
Yuji Nakamura .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Shihoko Nakayama .... ink and paint artist
Yôji Nakaza .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Tatsushi Narita .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Rie Niidome .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Hideki Nimura .... key animator (as Hideki Nemura)
Shoujirou Nishimi .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. (as Shojiro Nishimi)
Eiichiro Nishiyama .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Emiko Nishiyama .... animation in-betweener: Telecom Animation
Hiroaki Noguchi .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Takashi Noto .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Noriko Ogawa .... ink and paint checker
Hiroyuki Ogura .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Hidekazu Ohara .... key animator
Daihachi Okajima .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Hidehiko Okano .... key animator
Yoshiyuki Okiura .... key animator
Tomihiko Okubo .... key animator
Masanori Ono .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Masayuki Osawa .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Nobuhiro Otsuka .... background artist: Kobayashi Production
Shinji Otsuka .... key animator
Junko Saito .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Norio Saito .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Sadahiko Sakamaki .... key animator
Yoko Sakurai .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Noboru Sasaki .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Shinichi Sasaki .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Atsushi Sato .... ink and paint artist (as Atsushi Sano)
Chiharu Sato .... key animator
Hiroshi Sato .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Kazuhiro Sato .... background artist: Baku Production
Hiroaki Satô .... animation director
Yasuhiro Seo .... key animator
Yukihiro Shibutani .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Kazutoshi Shimizu .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Masayoshi Shimura .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Takayaki Shimura .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production (as Takayuki Shimura)
Yasuyuki Shimuzu .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Takuro Shinbo .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production (as Takuro Shinpo)
Chieko Shiobara .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Noriko Shiotani .... ink and paint checker
Hiromi Shirouchi .... ink and paint artist
Hajime Soga .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Eiko Sudo .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Masatomo Sudoh .... key animator (as Masatomo Sudo)
Hirokazu Suenaga .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Mayumi Suzuki .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Shinichi Suzuki .... key animator
Masaharu Tada .... key animator
Koichi Taguchi .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Hiroyuki Takagi .... key animator
Akinobu Takahashi .... key animator
Kenichi Takahashi .... background artist: Ishigaki Production
Natsuko Takahashi .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Hiroko Takatani .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Masami Takebuchi .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Tomoko Takei .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Mariko Takekuchi .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Yasuhiro Takema .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Kazuyoshi Takeuchi .... key animator
Yoshio Takeuchi .... animation director
Seiichi Takiguchi .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Kiyomi Tanaka .... layout artist
Setsuko Tanaka .... color key stylist
Tatsuyuki Tanaka .... key animator
Hitomi Tateno .... animation checker
Teruyo Tateyama .... ink and paint checker
Noboru Tatsuike .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Ryuno Tatsuo .... key animator
Shinichi Terasawa .... key animator
Yoyoi Toki .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. (as Yayoi Toki)
Yoshinori Tokiya .... key animator
Takuo Tominaga .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Kuni Tomita .... key animator
Keiko Tomizawa .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Ami Tomobuki .... key animator (as Ayumi Tomobuki)
Akira Tsukada .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Tatehiko Uchida .... background artist: Studio Uni
Tsutomu Uchida .... background artist: Studio Fuga
Miho Uchiyama .... ink and paint artist
Hitoshi Ueda .... key animator
Junichi Uehara .... ink and paint artist
Minoru Ueno .... ink and paint artist
Junko Uenoyama .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Tatsuya Uetsu .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Takashi Umeda .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Yasuomi Umetsu .... key animator
Satoshi Urushihara .... key animator (as Satoshi Urushibara)
Satoru Utsunomiya .... key animator
Yoshiaki Wakaki .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Toshiya Washida .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Takashi Watabe .... layout artist
Hiroko Watanabe .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma .... key animator
Hideyuki Yagisawa .... ink and paint artist
Kenji Yamamoto .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Kimie Yamana .... color key stylist
Kaori Yamasaki .... background artist: Studio Uni
Cindy H. Yamauchi .... key animator (as Hideko Yamauchi)
Hisao Yamazaki .... inbetween animator: Nakamura Production
Yumi Yanagawa .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Yuichiro Yano .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Haruni Yatsu .... ink and paint artist (as Harumi Yatsu)
Kenji Yazaki .... key animator: Telecom Animation Film
Hisao Yokobori .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. (as Hisao Yokohori)
Akiko Yoshii .... inbetween animator: Dragon Production
Hiroko Yoshizawa .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Keiko Yozawa .... inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd.
Shin'ya Ôhira .... key animator
 
Editorial Department
Hiroshi Adachi .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Sugata Ida Bagus .... musician: "Balinese tantra" (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Yukihiro Issoh .... musician: "Noh performance: Fue Kata" (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Tsuyoshi Kon .... musician: electric guitar (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Junzo Miyamasu .... musician: "Noh performance: Tsuzumi Kata" (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Tokihiko Morishita .... musician: keyboard (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Keiji Muraki .... music recording director
Takashi Namba .... musician: keyboard (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Kenji Ni-ina .... musician: synthesizer "EMU" (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Hiruhiko Ono .... musical editor (as Haruhiko Ohno)
Nobu Saito .... musician: percussion (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Shiro Sasaki .... music recording director
Nobuyuki Shirasaka .... musician: "Noh performance: Ohkawa Kata" (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Hideo Takada .... music recording engineer
Kunihiko Tominaga .... musician: synthesizer (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Hideo Yamaki .... musician: drums (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Shôji Yamashiro .... conductor
Shôji Yamashiro .... musical director
Masamichi Yamazaki .... musician: "Noh performance: Shite Kata" (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
Heizo Yoda .... music recording engineer
Keiichiro Yoshioka .... music recording engineer
Kiyoshi Yoshitani .... musician: "Noh performance: Taiko Kata" (as Geinoh Yamashirogumi)
 
Other crew
Ryosuke Kumai .... publicist
Goro Morita .... quick action recorder operator
Keiko Nobumoto .... production assistant
Clay Loring Roberts .... production assistant
Kevin Seymour .... adr director
Kevin Seymour .... adr screenplay
Ken Tsunoda .... production coordinator
Heidi Wilbur .... adr screenplay
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Akira: The Special Edition" - USA (reissue title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for graphic violence and brief nudity
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
124 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS (re-release) | Dolby (35 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (2001 re-issue)
Certification:
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) | 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) | Ireland:15
Company:
TMS EntertainmentSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
The production budget was nearly $10 million, a record sum for a Japanese animation film.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Kai's socks appear to change color a number of times throughout the film, often from shot to shot within the same scene.See more »
Quotes:
Kaneda:This has GOT to be a trap.
Kei:Then go back.
Kaneda:No. I just have to find how MUCH of it is a trap.
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An anime that never ages, 15 November 2006
Author: da-most-wanted from United Kingdom

I remember the first time i watched this when i was 14, back then it didn't mean much to me i just watched it because of the violence. Growing up i cant count the number of times i have watched it but it seems as though every time i watched it i uncovered something new in the plot. On to the review then; There are two different dubs for this film in English, the initial one i watched on VHS is much better then the one on DVD. The voices match the characters and bring across emotions very well in the VHS dub. In the DVD dub the voices seem alien to the characters personalities, this may be due to the fact that I'm used to seeing the film with the old dub.

The animation is very fluid, definitely a revolution in animation. The vast range of colours used really bring the metropolis alive. The start of the film where Kaneda and the crew are riding through the city you get to witness all sorts of sub-environments of the city, from tight alley ways where you can almost sense the deprivation to the bustling streets bright from the flashing neon lights.

The characters grow on you the further in to the film you get, at the beginning you can sense friction between Kaneda and Tetsuo, however as the film progresses you understand the past between these two characters and come to terms with their feelings. The colonel is also a very interesting character who seems to represent a beacon of hope constantly attempting to avoid the inevitable catastrophe headed for neo-tokyo.

The storyline revolves around two central characters, Tetsuo and Akira. It is heavily emphasised towards revealing what the next evolution of man is and whether or not the evolution would be in the best interest of man.

Closing comments, Akira is a must watch for any anime fan who appreciates a thought provoking storyline and dense characters.

Also watch; Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell:Innocence and Perfect Blue

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