Akira

Akira (1988)

M11 July 1991 (NZ)Animation, Science Fiction, Action2 hours and 4 minutes
79%
User score

Neo-Tokyo is about to E·X·P·L·O·D·E

Description

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.

Katsuhiro Otomo
Director, Comic Book, Screenplay
Izo Hashimoto
Screenplay

Actors

Mitsuo Iwata
Mitsuo Iwata
Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Nozomu Sasaki
Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyama
Mami Koyama
Kei (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Tessyo Genda
Ryûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Koichi Kitamura
Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Kaori (voice)
Masaaki Okura
Masaaki Okura
Yamagata (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Takeshi Kusao
Kai (voice)
Kazuhiro Kamifuji
Kazuhiro Kamifuji
Masaru / No. 27 (voice)
Tatsuhiko Nakamura
Tatsuhiko Nakamura
Takashi / No. 26 (voice)
Fukue Itô
Fukue Itô
Kiyoko / No. 25 (voice)
Yuka Ôno
Yuka Ôno
Girl C (voice)
Hiroshi Ôtake
Hiroshi Ôtake
Nezu (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka
Kazumi Tanaka
Army (voice)
Masato Hirano
Masato Hirano
Committee F / Spy / Yûji Takeyama / Terrorist (voice)
Masayuki Katô
Masayuki Katô
Engineer Sakiyama / Committe D (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu
Michihiro Ikemizu
Inspector / Committee I (voice)
Tarô Arakawa
Tarô Arakawa
Army / Committee G / Eiichi Watanabe (voice)
Masami Toyoshima
Masami Toyoshima
Girl B (voice)
Anthony Pulcini
Anthony Pulcini
Kai (voice)
Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Budget

$5,700,000

Revenue

$49,000,000

Keywords
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