A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
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Cast
| Mitsuo Iwata | ... |
Kaneda (voice)
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| Nozomu Sasaki | ... |
Tetsuo (voice)
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| Mami Koyama | ... |
Kei (voice)
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| Tesshô Genda | ... |
Ryu (voice)
(as Tetsusho Genda)
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Hiroshi Ôtake | ... |
Nezu (voice)
(as Hiroshi Otake)
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Kôichi Kitamura | ... |
Lady Miyako / Committee A (voice)
(as Koichi Kitamura)
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Michihiro Ikemizu | ... |
Inspector / Committee I (voice)
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Yuriko Fuchizaki | ... |
Kaori (voice)
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Masaaki Ôkura | ... |
Yamagata (voice)
(as Masaaki Okura)
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Tarô Arakawa | ... |
Army / Committee G / Eiichi Watanabe (voice)
(as Taro Arakawa)
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| Takeshi Kusao | ... |
Kai (voice)
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Kazumi Tanaka | ... |
Army (voice)
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Masayuki Katô | ... |
Engineer Sakiyama / Committe D (voice)
(as Masayuki Kato)
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Yôsuke Akimoto | ... |
Harukiya Bartender (voice)
(as Yosuke Akimoto)
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Masato Hirano | ... |
Committee F / Spy / Yûji Takeyama / Terrorist (voice)
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Yukimasa Kishino | ... |
Assistant / Committee B / Mitsuru Kuwata / Terrorist / Shimazaki (voice)
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Kazuhiro Kamifuji | ... |
Masaru (voice)
(as Kazuhiro Kando)
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Tatsuhiko Nakamura | ... |
Takashi (voice)
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Fukue Itô | ... |
Kiyoko (voice)
(as Sachie Ito)
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| Issei Futamata | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Kôzô Shioya | ... |
Miyako Follower (voice)
(as Kozo Shioya)
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Michitaka Kobayashi | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Hideyuki Umezu | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Satoru Inagaki | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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Kayoko Fujii | ... |
Girl A (voice)
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Masami Toyoshima | ... |
Girl B (voice)
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Yuka Ôno | ... |
Girl C (voice)
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Tarô Ishida | ... |
Colonel Shikishima (voice)
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Mizuho Suzuki | ... |
Doctor Ônishi (voice)
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| Cam Clarke | ... |
Kaneda (voice)
(as James Flinders)
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| Jan Rabson | ... |
Tetsuo / Yuji Takeyama / Gang 4 / Council 6 (voice)
(as Stanley Gurd Jr.)
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Lara Cody | ... |
Kay / Restaurant Woman / Lighter Brunette Groupie 1 (voice)
(as Deanna Morris)
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| Tony Pope | ... |
Col. Shikishima / Yamagata / Resistance Member 3 / Resistance's Insider / Interrogator 1 / Sewer Vehicle Pilot / Revolutionary with Grenade / Waiter / Building Alarm Announcement / Bombing Announcement / Unit 375 Cop / Gang Member 5 / Barriers Announcement / Shimazaki / Mitsuru Kuwata / Harukiya Bartender (voice)
(as Anthony Mozdy)
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| Lewis Arquette | ... |
Doctor Onishi / Council 2 / Senator / Clown / Crowd Skeptic / Resistance 1 (voice)
(as Lewis Lemay)
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| Steve Kramer | ... |
Roy / Miyako / Army (voice)
(as Drew Thomas)
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| Melora Harte | ... |
Kiyoko (voice)
(as Marylin Lane)
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| Barbara Goodson | ... |
Takashi / Kaori / Council 4 / Groupie Orange 2 / Groupie Darker Brunette / Female Anchor / Additional Voices (voice)
(as Barbara Larsen)
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| Bob Bergen | ... |
Masaru / Kai / Gang 2 / Sewer Cop 2 / Male Nurse / Arrest Officer / Restaurant Man / Eiichi Watanabe / Inspector (voice)
(as Bob Berger)
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| Johnny Yong Bosch | ... |
Kaneda (voice)
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| Joshua Seth | ... |
Tetsuo (voice)
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| Wendee Lee | ... |
Kei (voice)
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| Jamieson Price | ... |
Colonel (voice)
(as James Lyon)
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| Simon Prescott | ... |
The Doctor (voice)
(as Simon Isaacson)
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| Bob Buchholz | ... |
Ryu (voice)
(as Robert Wicks)
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| Sandy Fox | ... |
Kiyoko (voice)
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Cody MacKenzie | ... |
Takashi / Masaru (voice)
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| Michelle Ruff | ... |
Kaori (voice)
(as Georgette Rose)
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Michael Lindsay | ... |
Yamagata (voice)
(as Dylan Tully)
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Anthony Pulcini | ... |
Kai (voice)
(as Tony Sarducci)
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| Mike Reynolds | ... |
Nezu (voice)
(as Ray Michaels)
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| Robert Axelrod | ... |
Shimazaki (voice)
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| William Knight | ... |
Revolutionary Priest (voice)
(as William Frederick)
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Matthew Austin | ... |
Walla (voice)
(as Matthew Hustin)
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| William Bassett | ... |
Additoinal Voices (voice)
(as Frederick Bloggs)
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| Steve Blum | ... |
Male Nurse / Radio Reporter 3 / Resistance Member 1 (voice)
(as David Lucas)
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| Kevin Brief | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Guy Pinkham)
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| Emilie de Azevedo Brown | ... |
Female Newscaster 1 / Female Nurse (voice)
(as Emily Brown)
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Wally Burr | ... |
Resistance Member 2 / Stadium Soldier 2 / Radio Reporter / Tank Cannon Operator / Male Newscaster / Scientist 1 / Bridge Soldier 1 / Additional Voices (voice)
(as Burt Walters)
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| Paul Carr | ... |
Man on Nezu's Phone (voice)
(as Lee Kelso)
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Christopher Carroll | ... |
Takashi Crowd Soldier 3 / Helipad Soldier 2 (voice)
(as Sam Strong)
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Dana Craig | ... |
Researcher 2 (voice)
(as W.T. Hatch)
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Dyanne DiRosario | ... |
Groupie 2 (voice)
(as Bambi Darro)
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Peter Doyle | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Jim Taggert)
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Josil Ferhardt | ... |
Additoinal Voices (voice)
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| Michael Forest | ... |
Colonel's Council Connection (voice)
(as Russell Thor)
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| Rebecca Forstadt | ... |
Female Newscaster 2 (voice)
(as Reba West)
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| Eddie Frierson | ... |
Eiichi Watanabe / Additional Voices (voice)
(as Christy Mathewson)
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| Jessica Gee-George | ... |
Council Connection's Secretary (voice)
(as Jessica Gee)
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Watney Held | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Patricia Ja Lee | ... |
Groupie 3 (voice)
(as Pee Jay Lee)
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Christopher Joyce | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Lex Lang | ... |
Man on Nezu's Phone (voice)
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Mike Lembaw | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Dan Lorge | ... |
Councilman 1 (voice)
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Detroit Louie | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Peter Lurie | ... |
Firing Squad Leader (voice)
(as Peter Lee)
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| Mona Marshall | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Michael McConnohie | ... |
Resistance Member 2 (voice)
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Steve McGowan | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Richard Plantagenet)
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| Matthew Mercer | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Matt 'Masamune' Miller)
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| Tony Oliver | ... |
Red Revenging Clown / Drug Customer / Helicopter Soldier 1 / Barriers Announcement / Nurse's Guard 2 / Interrogation Room Cop / Unit 375 Cop / Radio Relayer / Sewer Vehicle Pilot / Army (voice)
(as Rafael Antonio)
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Jonathan C. Osborne | ... |
Mitsuru Kuwata / Gang Member 3 (voice)
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Julie Phelan | ... |
Lighter Brunette Gang Groupie 2 / Female Nurse / Secretary (voice)
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| Derek Stephen Prince | ... |
Man Leading People to Akira / Man on Vehicle's Radio 1 / Radio Reporter 2 (voice)
(as David Umansky)
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| Ted Rae | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Joe Romersa | ... |
Additoinal Voices (voice)
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Kevin Seymour | ... |
Revolutionary with Grenade / Crowd Skeptic (voice)
(as Dougary Grant)
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| Adam Sholder | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| John Snyder | ... |
Bartender (voice)
(as Ivan Buckley)
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| Michael Sorich | ... |
Council 3 (voice)
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| Peter Spellos | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as G. Gordon Baer)
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| Paul St. Peter | ... |
Takashi Crowd Soldier 2 / Councilman 6 / Man Declaring Akira's Return / Interrogator 2 / Nurse's Guard 1 (voice)
(as George C. Cole)
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| Steve Staley | ... |
Radio Reporter 1 / Stadium Soldier 2 / Male Newscaster / Arrest Officer / Inspector (voice)
(as Steve Cannon)
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| Skip Stellrecht | ... |
Gang Member 4 (voice)
(as Henry Douglas Grey)
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| Doug Stone | ... |
Councilman 4 (voice)
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Lisa Tarulli | ... |
Additoinal Voices (voice)
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Julie Ann Taylor | ... |
Groupie 1 (voice)
(as Jean Howard)
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Chloe Thornton | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Kirk Thornton | ... |
Scientist 1 (voice)
(as Sparky Thornton)
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Ezra Weisz | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Ethan Murray)
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Kurt P. Wimberger | ... |
Additoinal Voices (voice)
(as Kurt Wimberger)
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| Bruce Winant | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
(as Jim Warrington)
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| Dan Woren | ... |
Bonfire Speaker (voice)
(as Jackson Daniels)
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Brad Wurst | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Beau Billingslea | ... |
Walla (uncredited) (voice)
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| Sam Fontana | ... |
Tank Soldier 1 (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | (supervising director) |
Written by
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Izô Hashimoto | ... | (screenplay) |
| Katsuhiro Ôtomo | ... | (manga) |
Produced by
| Haruyo Kanesaku | ... | producer |
| Shunzo Kato | ... | producer |
| James Yosuke Kobayashi | ... | executive producer |
| Yutaka Maseba | ... | producer |
| Yoshimasa Mizuo | ... | associate producer |
| Sawako Noma | ... | executive producer |
| Ryôhei Suzuki | ... | producer (as Ryohei Suzuki) |
| Hiroe Tsukamoto | ... | producer |
Music by
| Shôji Yamashiro | ||
Cinematography by
| Katsuji Misawa | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
| Takeshi Seyama | ||
Editorial Department
| Hiroshi Adachi | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Kazuo Ebisawa | ||
| Yuji Ikehata | ||
| Koji Ono | ... | (as Koji Ohno) |
Art Direction by
| Toshiharu Mizutani | ||
Production Management
| Yoichi Ikeda | ... | production manager |
| Clay Loring Roberts | ... | production assistant: 1989 Streamline English version (as Clay Roberts) |
| Yokinori Sakai | ... | production manager |
| Takahisa Yokomizo | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Susumu Aketagawa | ... | sound recording director |
| Phil Brewster | ... | adr engineer / dialogue editor |
| Les Claypool III | ... | sound editor (as Les E. Claypool) |
| Ted Hall | ... | re-recording mixer: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| Lisa Hannan | ... | sound editor |
| Shane T. Keller | ... | re-recording assistant: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| Shizuo Kurahashi | ... | 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 |
| Vic Radulich | ... | sound editor: 1989 Streamline English version |
| Tetsuo Segawa | ... | sound recording supervisor |
| Toshifumi Seike | ... | sound recording engineer |
| Kevin Seymour | ... | adr supervisor |
| Kenji Shibasaki | ... | foley artist |
| Tokuya Shimada | ... | sound recording producer |
| Lisa Tarulli | ... | audio post-production coordinator: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| 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. |
| Howard Lukk | ... | HD project engineer: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| Svea Macek | ... | subtitle graphics: 1993 Streamline English subtitled version |
| Naoko Motoyoshi | ... | computer graphics: High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc. |
| Mark Nakamine | ... | telecine colorist: 2001 Pioneer English version |
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 |
| Shûichi Itô | ... | animation camera: Asahi Production (as Shuichi Ito) |
| 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 |
| Jin Nishiyama | ... | animation camera: Toms Photo (as Hitoshi Nishiyama) |
| 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 |
| Koichi Arai | ... | key animator |
| 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 |
| Kenji Hachizaki | ... | key animator |
| Hirofumi Haginiwa | ... | 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 |
| Kôji Kawasaki | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. |
| Akiko Kawauchi | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. |
| Yoshiji Kigami | ... | key animator (as Masuji 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 |
| Tsuyoshi Konakawa | ... | inbetween animator: Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. (as Takeshi Konakawa) |
| Mamoru Konno | ... | background artist: Ishigaki Production |
| 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 |
| Kitarô Kôsaka | ... | key animator (as Kitaro Kosaka) |
| 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) |
| Hiroyuki Morita | ... | animation check: assistant |
| 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 / 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) |
| Shôjirô 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 |
| Hiroyuki Okiura | ... | 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 |
| Tatsuo Ryûno | ... | key animator (as Ryuno Tatsuo) |
| 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 |
| Masatomo Sudoh | ... | key animator (as Masatomo Sudo) |
| Eiko Sudô | ... | background artist: Ishigaki Production |
| Hirokazu Suenaga | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film |
| Koichi Suenaga | ... | key animator |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| Yûichirô Yano | ... | key animator: Telecom Animation Film (as Yuichiro Yano) |
| 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 |
| Shinji Ôtsuka | ... | key animator (as Shinji Otsuka) |
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 / 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
| Tony Catanese | ... | DRS technician: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| David Fleming | ... | translator: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| David Fleming | ... | spotting: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| Sawako Furuya | ... | production coordinator: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| Hideki Goto | ... | planning: 2001 Pioneer English version (as Hideki 'Henry' Goto) |
| L. Michael Haller | ... | adr screenplay / production coordinator: 1989 Streamline English version |
| Danielle Ste. Just | ... | remastering project manager: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| Ryosuke Kumai | ... | publicist |
| Carl Macek | ... | subtitle script: 1993 Streamline English subtitled version |
| Goro Morita | ... | quick action recorder operator |
| Keiko Nobumoto | ... | production assistant |
| Keisuke Onishi | ... | production coordinator: 2001 Pioneer English version |
| Julie Phelan | ... | script supervisor: 1989 Streamline English version |
| Sheldon Renan | ... | director |
| Kevin Seymour | ... | adr director / adr screenplay |
| Ken Tsunoda | ... | production coordinator |
| Heidi Wilbur | ... | adr screenplay |
| Wally Burr | ... | adr director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Akira Committee Company Ltd. (production)
- Akira Studio (production studio)
- TMS Entertainment (animation production)
- Kôdansha (Akira Committee)
- Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) (Akira Committee)
- Bandai (Akira Committee)
- Hakuhodo (Akira Committee)
- Toho Company (Akira Committee)
- LaserDisc (Akira Committee)
- Sumitomo Corporation (Akira Committee)
- TMS Entertainment (Akira Committee)
Distributors
- Toho Company (1988) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Bandai Media Department (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Manga Entertainment (1990) (United States) (VHS) (as Manga Video)
- Cinepix / Famous Players Distribution (C/FP) (1990) (Canada) (theatrical) (Streamline version)
- Streamline Pictures (1989) (United States) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Connexion Film (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Forum Distribution (1991) (France) (theatrical)
- Island Visual Arts (1991) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Eagle Pictures (1992) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Manga / Oro Films (1992) (Spain) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Collection (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Pioneer LDC (1993) (Japan) (video) (Laserdisc)
- The Criterion Collection (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Cinemark Argentina (2017) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Ronin Films (1991) (Australia) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Selecta Vision (2015) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sputnik Film (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- 21st Century Pictures (1992) (Australia) (VHS)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- AV Channel (2001) (DVD)
- Animax India (India) (tv)
- Bandai Visual Company (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Bandai Visual Company (2009) (Japan) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Boulevard Entertainment (United Kingdom) (video) (UMD)
- Buzz Channel (Spain) (tv)
- Emina (2003) (Norway) (DVD)
- Emina (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Encore Action (United States) (tv)
- Europa Carat (Brazil) (VHS)
- FUNimation Entertainment (2013) (United States) (DVD) (dubbed and subtitled)
- First Release Home Entertainment (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Laser Paradise (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Laser-Video Entertainment (Hong Kong) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Madman Entertainment (2001) (Australia) (DVD) (dubbed and subtitled)
- Manga Entertainment (2001) (United States) (DVD) (as Manga Video)
- Manga (France) (DVD)
- Orion Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS) (dubbed)
- Panini Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Pioneer LDC (1988) (Japan) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Pioneer LDC (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
- Pioneer Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Pioneer Video (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- Pioneer Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Pioneer Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- PolyGram Video (1995) (Netherlands) (video) (Laserdisc)
- PolyGram Video (1997) (Norway) (VHS)
- Proware Multimedia International (Taiwan) (DVD) (as Proware Media)
- Quality Films (2000) (Chile) (VHS)
- R.S. Entertainment (United States)
- Record Visión Video Entertainment (1992) (Spain) (VHS)
- Selecta Vision (2010) (Spain)
- Selecta Vision (2010) (Spain)
- Stormovie (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
- Streamline Pictures (1990) (United States) (VHS) (dubbed)
- Streamline Pictures (1993) (United States) (VHS) (Special Subtitled Edition)
- TF1 Vidéo (France) (video) (Laserdisc)
- Teletoon (Canada) (tv)
- The Sci-Fi Channel (United States) (tv) (Streamline Pictures dub)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2014) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Akira Committee Company Ltd. (music produced by)
- Animal-ya
- Animaze (English dialog) (English version)
- Anime Art (animation studio)
- Aoi Studio (sound recording studio)
- Asahi Production (animation camera shooting studio)
- Asunaro Studio (animation studio)
- Baku Production (background art)
- Body Planning (ink and paint support studio)
- Captions (subtitling) (English version)
- Continental Far East (dolby stereo consaltant)
- Digital Sound Design Studio Eureka (sound recording studio)
- Dragon Production (inbetween animation)
- Easy World (ink and paint support studio)
- Electric Media (dubbing) (english version)
- Fantasia (animation studio)
- Gainax (animation studio)
- Group Lynus (animation studio)
- High-Tech Lab. Japan (computer graphics)
- IM Studio (ink and paint support studio)
- IVC (digitally remastered at) (english version)
- International Media Group (dubbing) (english version)
- Ishigaki Production (background art)
- JVC Aoyama Studio (musical recording studio)
- Kobayashi Production (background art)
- Kyoto Animation (animation studio)
- Kôdansha (based on graphic novel published by)
- M I (ink and paint support studio)
- Magic Bus (animation studio)
- Magnitude 8 Post (recording facility) (english version)
- Marchen-Sha (animation studio)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- Mook DLE (animation studio)
- Nakamura Production (inbetween animation)
- Next One (animation studio)
- Office Next One (ink and paint support studio)
- Oh Production (animation studio)
- Osaka Animation Studio (ink and paint support studio)
- POP Sound (remixed at) (English version)
- Pierrot (animation studio)
- Radical Party (animation studio)
- Raijin Film (animation studio)
- Samatack (animation studio)
- Shindo Production (animation studio)
- Showa Women's University Hitomi Memorial Hall (music recording studio)
- Studio Boomerang (animation studio)
- Studio DEEN (animation studio)
- Studio Dub (animation studio)
- Studio Fantasia (animation studio)
- Studio Fuga (background art)
- Studio Kuma (animation studio)
- Studio Look (animation studio)
- Studio Look (ink and paint support studio)
- Studio Marine (ink and paint support studio)
- Studio Musashi (animation studio)
- Studio Noel (ink and paint support studio)
- Studio Robin (ink and paint support studio)
- Studio UNI (background art)
- Sumisho Electronic Systems
- Super Spirits (animation studio)
- Suzuki Animation Planning
- THX Ltd. (digital mastering: VHS & DVD)
- Tamazawa Animation House (animation studio)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (inbetween animation)
- Telecom Animation Film Company (ink and paint support studio)
- Tezuka Productions (animation studio)
- Tiger Production (animation studio)
- Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. (film laboratory)
- Toms Photo (animation camera shooting studio)
- Trans Arts Company
- Vario-Hall (music recording studio)
- Victor Musical Industries (music produced by)
- WARP (animation studio)
- Wally Burr Recording (sound) (english version)
- Wavefront Technologies
- Yuminsha (ink and paint)
- Yuminsha (ink and paints)
- ZRO Limit Productions (in association with) (english version)
- ZRO Limit Productions (translation & subtitle timing) (english version)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 |
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| Taglines | Signal Traced to Tokyo! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | JPY1,100,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $80,000,000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie takes place in 2019 and depicts Neo-Tokyo creating a new Olympic stadium. Coincidentally, Tokyo is scheduled to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. See more » |
| Goofs | 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 » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Akira: Production Report (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Tokyo Shoeshine Boy 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 » |
| 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. See more » |