Akira (movie)
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Related anime:
Akira [anime comic] (ani manga) (adaptation)
Alternative title:
Акира (Russian)
اكيرا (Arabic)
アキラ (Japanese)
아키라 (Korean)
Objectionable content:
Intense
Plot Summary:
In the year 2019, thirty-one years have passed since the outbreak of World War III. In Neo-Tokyo, all authority is waging a never-ending struggle against the underground that virtually rules the shattered city. A top-secret child with amazing powers of the minds breaks free from custody and accidentally gets a motorcycle gang involved in the project. The incident triggers psychic powers within one of the members, Tetsuo, and he is taken by the army and experimented on. His mind has been warped and is now on the path of war, exacting revenge on the society that once called him weak.
User Ratings:
5769 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
124 minutes
Production cost:
¥1,100,000,000
Vintage:
1988-07-16
Premiere date:
1988-07-16 (Japan)
1989-02-17 (West Germany - Berlin International Film Festival)
1991-05-08 (France)
1991-05-09 (Germany)
1992-04-07 (Brazil)
1992-05-15 (Netherlands)
2000-09-13 (Latin America - Locomotion)
2001-03-30 (New York, NY - Special Edition)
2001-04-28 (Los Angeles, CA - Special Edition)
2008-01-04 (Canada - Teletoon)
Release dates: We have 16
Opening Theme:
"Keneda" by Geinoh Yamashirogumi
Ending Theme:
"Kaneda" by Geinoh Yamashiro-gumi
"Requiem" by Geinoh Yamashirogumi
Official website:
Bandai Channel's AKIRA Page (Japanese)
Official Website (Japanese)
Links: We have 6
Trivia: We have 7
Comment:
Originally released in the U.S. by Streamline Pictures in 1990. A decade later, Pioneer Entertainment (now Geneon Entertainment) obtained the license to AKIRA and spent roughly $1 million in restoring the film's audio and video quality, as well as recording an all-new, more accurate English dub.
Clips of AKIRA were also featured in Michael & Janet Jackson's "Scream" music video (1995) and a 2006 Absolut Vodka commercial.
Reviews:
Akira Screening and Re-Release (Jan 1, 1970)
Akira Limited Edition (Jan 1, 1970)
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| Artbook |
| Akira - Club Artbook (Hardcover) (Artbook) 2007-03-07 (from $20.08) |
| Blu-Ray (Region A) |
| Akira (Blu-Ray) 2009-02-24 (from $44.98) |
| Blu-Ray (Region B) |
| Akira (Blu-Ray) 2011-06-27 |
| Akira - Collector's Edition [Steelbook] (Blu-Ray + DVD) 2011-06-27 |
| DVD (Region 1) |
| Akira - Limited Edition Metal DVD Case (DVD) 2001-07-24 (from $108.95) |
| Akira - Special Edition (Non-Metallic Case) (DVD) 2001-07-24 (from $68.56) |
| Akira - DTS Edition (DVD) 2002-12-03 |
| Akira - Geneon Signature Series (DVD) 2004-01-06 |
| Akira (DVD) 2012-02-07 (from $49.79) |
| Akira (DVD) 2001-07-24 (from $79.99) |
| Akira (DVD) 2004-12-28 |
| DVD (Region 2) |
| Akira (DVD) 2011-06-27 |
| Soundtrack |
| Akira - Original Soundtrack (OST) 1994-06-30 |
| Akira - Symphonic Suite (OST) 2004-08-17 |
| Universal Media Disc |
| Akira (UMD) 2005-09-13 (from $5.00) |
| VHS |
| Akira (Dub.VHS) 2001-07-24 (from $4.73) |
| Akira (Sub.VHS) 2001-07-24 |
| Akira [Special Subtitled Edition] (Sub.VHS) 1993-11-01 |
| Akira [Special Subtitled Edition] (Sub.VHS) 1999-01-19 |
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