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Akira
AKIRA
Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo
1988•2h 4m•R•★ 7.9
Animation / Science Fiction / Action
Synopsis
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.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo
WriterIzo HashimotoKatsuhiro Otomo
CinematographyKatsuji Misawa
MusicShoji Yamashiro
Principal Cast
Mitsuo IwataShotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu SasakiTetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami KoyamaKei (voice)
Taro IshidaColonel Shikishima
Mizuho SuzukiDoctor Ônishi
Tessyo GendaRyûsaku (voice)
Koichi KitamuraPriestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko FuchizakiKaori (voice)
Technical Specifications
Runtime2h 4m (124 mins)
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Production Details
DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo
LanguagesJapanese
CountryJP
StudioMBS • Sumitomo Corporation • TOHO • Kodansha • Tokyo Movie Shinsha • Bandai • Hakuhodo • LaserDisc Corporation
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