1988 · Animation / Science Fiction / Action

Akira

Original title · AKIRA

Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.

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.

7.9/10 · 5,018 votes
2h 4m
July 16, 1988
Japanese

Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo

About Akira

Akira is a 1988 animation, science fiction, and action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. It runs 2h 4m. It was released on July 16, 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.

The original title is AKIRA. The original language is Japanese. Spoken languages include Japanese. Production countries include Japan.

The average rating is 7.9 out of 10, based on 5,018 TMDB votes.

Akira Details

Title: Akira
Original title: AKIRA
Status: Released
Runtime: 2h 4m
Rating: 7.9/10 from 5,018 votes
Original language: Japanese
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Writers: Izo Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo
Budget: $5,700,000
Box office: $56,725,538
Keywords: army, street gang, saving the world, total destruction, experiment, general, megacity, atomic bomb, stadium, underground, mutation, dystopia

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