Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same name. Set in a dystopian 2019, it tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex amid chaos and rebellion in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo.
Akira (1988)
Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Anime, Drama, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Cyberpunk, Dystopian Film, Post-Apocalyptic Film, Science Fiction Anime and Manga |
Release Date - Jul 16, 1988 |
Run Time - 124 min. |
Countries - Japan |
MPAA Rating - R
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$3,280,404
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Anime, Army, Blade Runner, Cult, Cult Film, Cyberpunk, Dark, Dystopia, General, Mad Max, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Motorcycle Gang, Mutation, Neo-tokyo, Stadium, Technology, Tokyo
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Based On: Akira
Narrative Location: Tokyo
Subject: human nature, rebellion, telekinesis
Time Period: 2019, World War 3
Narrative Location: Tokyo
Subject: human nature, rebellion, telekinesis
Time Period: 2019, World War 3
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