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Anime Limited Adds More 4K Cinema Screenings of Akira
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Anime Limited has announced on its X/Twitter feed that it is adding more screenings of the current cinema reissue of Katsuhiro Ōtomo's classic 1988 film Akira. Venue details are at https://akirafilm.co.uk.
On April 20, the website Screen Daily reports that the reissue of Akira was at number five at the UK-Ireland box-office. It also noted that this new reissue had earned more than the combined totals of previous re-releases of Otomo's film.
On April 22, Anime Limited announced that the reissue had earned more than £1 million at the UK box office, and was "the highest grossing classic [reissued] release of the year."
The film was originally released in Japan in 1988, directed by Katsuhiro Ōtomo and adapted from his own epic manga. The story is described as follows:
"July, 1988— World War III breaks loose. Then, in 2019, in megalopolis Tokyo...
"As the leader of a group of young robust delinquents, Kaneda spent his nights tearing through the urban wastes, racing his motorbike against rival groups. One night while riding with his gang, his friend Tetsuo suddenly encounters a strange boy― the product of human experimentation— and is injured in the ensuing crash. Shortly thereafter, a military squadron appears on the scene to take the boy and Tetsuo away to an army research facility. Determined to free Tetsuo from capture, Kaneda sneaks into the army research lab. However, a regimen of extreme experimental procedures has awakened a new power in his friend, and now he is consumed by madness…"
Source: Anime Limited's X/Twitter feed
