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Akira

  • 19881988
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  • 2h 4m
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Joshua Seth in Akira (1988)
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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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    • Katsuhiro Ôtomo(supervising director)
    • Katsuhiro Ôtomo(screenplay)
    • Izô Hashimoto(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mitsuo Iwata(voice)
    • Nozomu Sasaki(voice)
    • Mami Koyama(voice)
    • Katsuhiro Ôtomo(supervising director)
    • Katsuhiro Ôtomo(screenplay)
    • Izô Hashimoto(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Mitsuo Iwata(voice)
    • Nozomu Sasaki(voice)
    • Mami Koyama(voice)
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 605User reviews
    • 143Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
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    Joshua Seth, Jan Rabson, and Nozomu Sasaki in Akira (1988)
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    Mitsuo Iwata
    Mitsuo Iwata
    • Kaneda
    • (voice)
    Nozomu Sasaki
    Nozomu Sasaki
    • Tetsuo
    • (voice)
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Kei
    • (voice)
    Tesshô Genda
    Tesshô Genda
    • Ryu
    • (voice)
    Hiroshi Ôtake
    • Nezu
    • (voice)
    Kôichi Kitamura
    • Lady Miyako
    • (voice)
    • …
    Michihiro Ikemizu
    • Inspector
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yuriko Fuchizaki
    • Kaori
    • (voice)
    Masaaki Ôkura
    • Yamagata
    • (voice)
    Tarô Arakawa
    • Army
    • (voice)
    • …
    Takeshi Kusao
    Takeshi Kusao
    • Kai
    • (voice)
    Kazumi Tanaka
    • Army
    • (voice)
    Masayuki Katô
    • Engineer Sakiyama
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yôsuke Akimoto
    • Harukiya Bartender
    • (voice)
    Masato Hirano
    • Committee F
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yukimasa Kishino
    • Assistant
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kazuhiro Kandô
    • Masaru
    • (voice)
    • (as Kazuhiro Kando)
    Tatsuhiko Nakamura
    • Takashi
    • (voice)
      • Katsuhiro Ôtomo(supervising director)
      • Katsuhiro Ôtomo(screenplay) (manga)
      • Izô Hashimoto(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      This was one of the first Japanese anime films to have the characters' voices recorded before they were animated. While this is the typical practice in U.S. animation, in Japan the animation is generally produced first.
    • Goofs
      Kai's socks appear to change color a number of times throughout the film, often from shot to shot within the same scene.
    • Quotes

      Kiyoko: The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves.

    • Crazy credits
      The date of the first coming of Akira is the exact same date as it was released originally in Japan.
    • Alternate versions
      2001 re-release of the English language includes a new English dub script and voice cast.
    • Connections
      Featured in Akira: Production Report (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Tokyo Shoeshine Boy
      Performed by Teruko Akatsuki

    User reviews605

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    8/10
    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
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    • Kore-O
    • Dec 22, 2005

    FAQ10

    • What is 'Akira' about?
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    • Release date
      • June 28, 1991 (United States)
      • Japan
      • Bandai Visual (Japan)
      • Official Site (United States)
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Akira Committee Company Ltd.
      • Akira Studio
      • TMS Entertainment
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    • 2 hours 4 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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