Akira Movie (1988)
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.
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.
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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.
Details
- Rated: R
- Runtime: 2:04 hours
- Genre: Animation, Action, Drama
- Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Writer: Katsuhiro Ôtomo (screenplay), Izô Hashimoto (screenplay), Katsuhiro Ôtomo (manga)
- Actors: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
- Awards: 1 win
- Production Company: Streamline Pictures
- ASIN: B00005MAM2
- Year Released: 1988
- Release Date: Jul 15, 1988
- DVD Date: Jul 16, 2001
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