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| Genre: | Animation - Adult |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Rating: | NR |
| Length: | 124min |
| Country: | Japan |
| Cast: | Jimmy Flanders
(voice)
Taro Ishida
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Colonel Shikishima
(voice)
Mitsuo Iwata
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Shotar“ Kaneda
(voice) |
| Credits: | English Dubbed. Contains scenes of graphic violence, nudity, and adult plot. Recommended for Mature Audiences, 18+. Based on characters created by Hideyuki Kikuchi. Directed by Toyoo Ashida. Main Character Design, Yoshitaka Amano. Music by TM Network. Executive Producers Shigeo Maruyama & Tutaka Takahashi. English Language Version produced and directed by Carl Macek. |
Synposis
One of the best sustained examples of "Japanimation" (or "Anime," as fans of the genre called it), Akira is based on the manga (comic book) by Katsuhiro Otomo. The story is set in the post-apocalyptic community of Neo-Tokyo.
Akira is a fiercely individualistic member of a scrungy motorcycle gang. The despotic authorities, the robotlike police, and even the cycle gang pursue Akira when he's bombarded with a new, insidious energy source that has rendered him telekinetic. Budgeted at $8 million (an emormous amount for a Japanese film of any kind), Akira has
become a cult favorite thanks to generous midnight-movie exposure and multiple showing on cable TV's Cartoon Network.
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