Akira
dir. Katsuhiro Otomo
83
5 sourcesSynopsis
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Critics consensus
Akira is strikingly bloody and violent, but its phenomenal animation and sheer kinetic energy helped set the standard for modern anime.
Directed byKatsuhiro Otomo
StarringMitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Taro Ishida, Mizuho Suzuki, Tessyo Genda
Written byIzo Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo
CinematographyKatsuji Misawa
EditingTakeshi Seyama
MusicShoji Yamashiro
Akira
1988 · R · 2h 4m
Animation, Science Fiction, Action
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
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83
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