Akira (1988)

7.8	Listal rating
8	IMDB rating

Directed by

Katsuhiro Otomo

Starring (View all)

Shôtarô Kaneda

Tetsuo Shima (voice)

Kei (voice)

Ryûsaku

Hiroshi Ohtake

Nezu

Kôichi Kitamura

Priestess Miyako

Michihiro Ikemizu

Inspector (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Kaori (voice)

Written by

Katsuhiro Otomo

Izô Hashimoto

(screenplay)

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"Akira" (1988) English Trailer

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The appeal baffles me

2 years, 4 months ago at Jan 20 1:18

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"It's a soldier's duty. You wouldn't understand."

To this day, 1988's Akira is worshipped as one of the best anime features in history. And, frankly, this reviewer has no comprehension as to why the film continually receives such praise. Scripted and directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo who adapted his own manga series, Akira is a super-violent epic which borrows liberally (if unimaginative... read more

Kaneda

6 years, 3 months ago at Feb 11 7:01

The Flagship

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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 activit... read more

One of the best animated movies ever made

2 years, 8 months ago at Sep 7 6:16

johanlefourbe

1 vote

This animated movie is so well done and it was definitely a milestone when it was made. The visuals are great and the story is fascinating. I love its apocalytic feeling. In my opinion, even though it is now more than 20 years old, it still feels really modern and edgy. Like 'Blade Runner', this flick could be released nowadays and nobody would realise it has actually been made decadea ago. Yeah, ... read more

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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 lead ... (more)

Release date : 24 July 2001
UPC: 013023153899

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