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Akira (1988)
7.9
Ratings: 7.9/10 from 53,527 users
Metascore:
76/100
Reviews: 372 user | 106 critic | 4 from Metacritic.com A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psionic psychopath that only two kids and a group of psionics can stop. Director:Katsuhiro Ohtomo |
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Mitsuo Iwata | ... |
Shôtarô Kaneda
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Nozomu Sasaki | ... |
Tetsuo Shima
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Mami Koyama | ... |
Kei
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Tesshô Genda | ... |
Ryûsaku
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Hiroshi Ohtake | ... |
Nezu
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Kôichi Kitamura | ... |
Priestess Miyako
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Michihiro Ikemizu | ... |
Inspector
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Yuriko Fuchizaki | ... |
Kaori
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Masaaki Ôkura | ... |
Yamagata
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Tarô Arakawa | ... |
Eiichi Watanabe
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Takeshi Kusao | ... |
Kai
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Kazumi Tanaka | ... |
Army
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Masayuki Katô | ... |
Engineer Sakiyama
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Yôsuke Akimoto | ... |
Harukiya Bartender
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Masato Hirano | ... |
Yûji Takeyama
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Storyline
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 death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira's secrets were buried 30 years ago. Written by Tzung-I Lin <tzung@hugo.att.com>
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
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Akira: The Special Edition See more »Box Office
Budget:
¥1,100,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$553,171 (USA)Company Credits
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Technical Specs
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | DTS (re-release) | Dolby (35 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (2001 re-issue)Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Trivia
Katsuhiro Ohtomo originally created the AKIRA manga as an homage to manga artist Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who created Tetsujin nijûhachi-go (Tetsujin 28). Both AKIRA and Tetsujin 28 have a main character named Shotaro Kaneda and Akira's no. 28 designation compares with the robot's no.28 designation. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Near the beginning of the film, in the street bar, the sign on the jukebox changes from "MASTAR" to "MASTER" between shots. See more »Quotes
Kaneda: [Holding soldiers at gunpoint] Hands up now!, where in the hell is the frickin' baby room?See more »
Crazy Credits
Credits roll with Big Bang-like footage of stars and galaxies, in thebackground. See more »
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