Akira (1988)

7.7	Listal rating
7.9	IMDB rating

Anime (25), Animation (17), Sci-fi (16), Action (14), Japanese (10), Japan (9), Cyberpunk (8), Foreign (6), Dystopia (5), 1980s (5), Manga (5), Post Apocalyptic (4), Adaptation (4), Asian (3), Science Fiction (3), Cult (3), (3), Gore (2), Surrealism (2), Cartoon (2)

Description

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 ... (more)

Directed by

Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Starring (View all) :

Shôtarô Kaneda

Tetsuo Shima (voice)

Kei (voice)

Ryûsaku

Nezu (voice)

Priestess Miyako / Council A

Michihiro Ikemizu

Inspector / Council I

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Kaori (voice)

Masaaki Ôkura

Yamagata (voice)

Tarô Arakawa

Eiichi Watanabe / Council G / Army

Written by (View all) :

Katsuhiro Ôtomo

(graphic novel)

Izô Hashimoto

screenplay

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Posted : 2 years, 9 months ago at Feb 11 7:01

This film is an absolute masterpiece. The animation is fantastic and it still impresses to this day, which is really saying something given that this film is fast approaching the 20th anniversary of its release. In the opening scene we see Tokyo being erased of the map in a flash of brilliant light. Later we find that this was thought to be a result of nuclear activity, which sparked a third world war. Set in the dystopian future where humans only seem to care about satisfying their superficial desires, ignoring the crumbling and increasingly lawless world around them, this film trails a group of bikers, one of whom is abducted by the brutally oppresive government for scientific experimentation. The film follows his friends who attempt to locate and rescue their fellow gang member...Read more

Rating : 10/10

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