Akira (movie)
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Akira [anime comic] (ani manga) (adaptation)
Alternative title:
Акира (Russian)
اكيرا (Arabic)
アキラ (Japanese)
아키라 (Korean)
Themes:
military,
superpowers
Objectionable content:
Intense (graphic depictions of sex, drug use, or bloodshed)
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:
4752 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)
1992-05-15 (Netherlands)
2001-03-30 (New York, NY - Special Edition)
2001-04-28 (Los Angeles, CA - Special Edition)
2008-01-04 (Canada - Teletoon)
Releases: We have 5
Ending Theme:
"Kaneda" by Geinoh Yamashiro-gumi
Official website:
Bandai Channel's AKIRA Page (Japanese)
Official Website (Japanese)
Links: We have 5
Trivia: We have 3
In the news 44 times:
2010-06-18 Live-Action Akira Film Plans Get New Writer
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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.
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| Akira (Blu-Ray) 2009-02-24 (from $30.99) | |||
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| Akira - Limited Edition Metal DVD Case (DVD) 2001-07-24 | |||
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| Akira - Geneon Signature Series (DVD) 2004-01-06 (from $9.98) | |||
| Akira (DVD) 2001-07-24 | |||
| Akira (DVD) 2004-12-28 | |||
| Akira - DTS Edition (DVD) 2002-12-03 (from $18.74) | |||
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