Akira
1988, Anime/Sci-fi, 2h 4m
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critics consensus
Akira is strikingly bloody and violent, but its phenomenal animation and sheer kinetic energy helped set the standard for modern anime. Read critic reviews
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Movie Info
In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after nuking the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles against anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo's supernatural power suddenly manifest. A final battle is fought in Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment's secrets.
Cast & Crew
Mitsuo Iwata
Shôtarô Kaneda
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Shôtarô Kaneda
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Nozomu Sasaki
Tetsuo Shima
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Tetsuo Shima
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Mami Koyama
Kei
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Kei
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Tessho Genda
Ryûsaku
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Ryûsaku
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Hiroshi Otake
Nezu
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Nezu
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Kôichi Kitamura
Priestess Miyako, Council A
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Priestess Miyako, Council A
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Critic Reviews for Akira
Audience Reviews for Akira
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Jul 02, 2019Original and dark film that will sit with you long after it concludes. Visually stunning film that leaves most films for dead. Cerebral filmmaking that is still one of the most interesting films ever created. I'm happy I found this and sad it took so long. This deserves all the recognition it garnered. I'm hoping an upcoming remake can recapture the ambition here, but I'm a little sceptical it can be done. 17/06/2019Brendan N Super Reviewer
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Aug 19, 2016Dazzling, frenetic, audacious and insane. This movie gave me at least half a dozen things I had never seen in my life. You feel kind of dazed and blinded when it's over. My partner tells me that the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion is even better and darker than Akira though... to which I replied "How the heck can it be darker than this?!"Letitia L Super Reviewer
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Jun 25, 2016I loved and enjoyed the manga. Looks iconic and inpressing.Film C Super Reviewer
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Mar 05, 2015"Akira" is a lot of fun, thanks to dazzling animation and some seriously entertaining attitude.Joshua H Super Reviewer
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