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Akira (1988)
7.9
Ratings: 7.9/10 from 53,496 users
Metascore:
76/100
Reviews: 372 user | 106 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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Cast
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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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Michihiro Ikemizu | ... |
Inspector
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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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Takeshi Kusao | ... |
Kai
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Kazumi Tanaka | ... |
Army
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Masayuki Katô | ... |
Engineer Sakiyama
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Yôsuke Akimoto | ... |
Harukiya Bartender
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Masato Hirano | ... |
Yûji Takeyama
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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:
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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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Sound Mix:
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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Trivia
This was one of the first Japanese anime films to have the character's voices recorded before they were animated. While this is the typical practice in U.S. animation, in Japan the animation is generally produced first. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Just before Kaneda escapes from Tetsuo's mutating body the Colonel's mustache disappears for a few frames. See more »Quotes
Colonel Shikishima: Look at what they abandoned in their panic, they were afraid! They were too scared, so they hid it away from the public. They forgot all shame and honor, cast off the civilization and science we had created, and shut the lid of the Pandora's Box they themselves had opened.See more »
Crazy Credits
Credits roll with Big Bang-like footage of stars and galaxies, in thebackground. See more »
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