Akira (1988 film)
Akira (Japanese: アキラ, pronounced [aꜜkiɾa]) is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga Akira. Set in a dystopian 2019, it follows Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires powerful telekinetic abilities after colliding with a child esper in a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo.
"Akira (anime)" redirects here. For the franchise, see Akira (franchise). For the original 1982 manga, see Akira (manga). Akira Theatrical release poster アキラ Directed byKatsuhiro Otomo Screenplay by Katsuhiro Otomo Izo Hashimoto Based on Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo Produced by Ryōhei Suzuki Shunzō Katō Starring Mitsuo Iwata Nozomu Sasaki Mami Koyama Taro Ishida Tesshō Genda Mizuho Suzuki Tatsuhiko Nakamura Fukue Itō Kazuhiro Shindō CinematographyKatsuji Misawa Edited byTakeshi Seyama Music byShōji Yamashiro Production company Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co., Ltd.…
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