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Japan 16 July 1988
West Germany 17 February 1989 (Berlin International Film Festival)
USA 19 October 1990 (limited)
UK 25 January 1991
France 8 May 1991
Germany 9 May 1991
Australia 27 June 1991
Hong Kong 24 January 1992
Netherlands 15 May 1992 (Amsterdam)
Spain 10 July 1992
Finland 1994 (video premiere)
USA 30 March 2001 (New York City, New York)
USA 28 April 2001 (Los Angeles Film Festival)
USA 24 July 2001
Japan 9 November 2002 (re-release)
Hungary 9 March 2006
Switzerland August 2009 (Locarno Film Festival)

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Akira Argentina / Brazil / Greece (TV title) / Spain
Akira: The Special Edition USA (reissue title)

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