Akira
February 16, 2025
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
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Join instructor Isabella Von Ghoul as we deep dive into Katushiro Otomo’s Akira.
- Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Principal Cast: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
- Country: Japan
- Year: 1988
- Running Time: 124 min.
- Producer: Shunzô Katô, Ryôhei Suzuki
- Screenplay: Katuhiro Ôtomo, Izô Hashimoto
- Cinematographers: Katsuji Misawa
- Editors: Takeshi Seyama
- Music: Shôji Yamashiro
- Language: Japanese
- Has Subtitles: Yes