Akira

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-07-24

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (92594 Reviews)

Director:

Katsuhiro ètomo

Genres:

Animation Action Sci-Fi

Cast:

Mitsuo Iwata Nozomu Sasaki Mami Koyama Tesshè Genda

Writer:

Katsuhiro ètomo (screenplay)

Izè Hashimoto (screenplay)

Katsuhiro ètomo (graphic novel)

L. Michael Haller (dialogue)

Heidi Wilbur (dialogue)

Kevin Seymour (dialogue)

Fullplot:

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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