Akira
“Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.”
Original title: AKIRA
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Screenplay
Izo Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo
In a neon dystopia rebuilt as Neo-Tokyo after nuclear catastrophe, a teenage biker named Tetsuo is caught in a secret government experiment that awakens catastrophic psychic powers he cannot control. As his abilities swell toward apocalypse, his friend Kaneda and a shadowy group of espers race to stop him before the city is annihilated again. Katsuhiro Otomo's adaptation of his own manga is a landmark of animation, its staggering hand-drawn detail, throbbing score and body-horror grandeur exporting anime to the world and reshaping science fiction for a generation.
Release
Jun 10, 1988
Budget
$6M
Country
Japan
Revenue
$49M
Cast
Mitsuo Iwata
Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyama
Kei (voice)
Taro Ishida
Colonel Shikishima
Mizuho Suzuki
Doctor Ônishi
Tessyo Genda
Ryûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Kaori (voice)
Masaaki Okura
Yamagata (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Kai (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
Nezu (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka
Army (voice)
Masato Hirano
Committee F / Spy / Yûji Takeyama / Terrorist (voice)
Masayuki Kato
Engineer Sakiyama / Committe D (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu
Inspector / Committee I (voice)
Trailer
Official trailer
Akira
Where to Watch
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From the same director: Katsuhiro Otomo
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