Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Mitsuo Iwata
Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyama
Kei (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Ryûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Kaori (voice)
Masaaki Okura
Yamagata (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Kai (voice)
Kazuhiro Kamifuji
Masaru / No. 27 (voice)
Tatsuhiko Nakamura
Takashi / No. 26 (voice)
Fukue Itô
Kiyoko / No. 25 (voice)
Yuka Ôno
Girl C (voice)
Hiroshi Ôtake
Nezu (voice)
Kazumi Tanaka
Army (voice)
Masato Hirano
Committee F / Spy / Yûji Takeyama / Terrorist (voice)
Masayuki Katô
Engineer Sakiyama / Committe D (voice)
Michihiro Ikemizu
Inspector / Committee I (voice)
Tarô Arakawa
Army / Committee G / Eiichi Watanabe (voice)
Masami Toyoshima
Girl B (voice)
Katsuhiro Otomo
Director / Comic Book / Screenplay
Izo Hashimoto
Screenplay
Shunzo Kato
Producer
Shoji Yamashiro
Original Music Composer / Music Director
Katsuji Misawa
Director of Photography
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Keiji Muraki
Sound Designer
Hiruhiko Ono
Music Editor
Sawako Noma
Executive Producer
Ryohei Suzuki
Producer
Tomihiko Ohkubo
Key Animation
Satoshi Urushihara
Key Animation
Satoshi Hirayama
Key Animation
Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Takashi Nakamura
Character Designer / Animation Director
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma
Key Animation
Yuuji Yanase
Animation
Yoshiji Kigami
Key Animation
Kazuo Ebisawa
Art Designer
Yuji Ikehata
Art Designer
Hiroshi Ohno
Art Designer
Yoshinobu Michihata
Key Animation
Satoru Utsunomiya
Key Animation
Shinya Ohira
Key Animation
Toshiharu Mizutani
Art Direction
Yoshio Takeuchi
Assistant Director
Hiraoki Sato
Assistant Director
Hideki Futamura
Key Animation
Yoshimasa Mizuo
Associate Producer
Keiko Tomizawa
Key Animation
Toshiya Washida
Key Animation
Koichi Suenaga
Key Animation
Teiichi Takiguchi
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Aoyama
Key Animation
Yuko Kusumoto
Key Animation
Yuichiro Yano
Key Animation
Toshihiko Masuda
Key Animation
Hiroaki Noguchi
Key Animation
Kenji Hachizaki
Key Animation
Masanori Ono
Key Animation
Koichi Maruyama
Key Animation
Kitarou Kousaka
Key Animation
Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects
Susumu Aketagawa
Sound Director
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Key Animation
Akinobu Takahashi
Key Animation
Ami Tomobuki
Key Animation
Atsuko Fukushima
Key Animation
Hidehiko Okano
Key Animation
Hidekazu Ohara
Key Animation
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Cindy H. Yamauchi
Key Animation
Hiroki Takagi
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Okiura
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Takagi
Key Animation
Hitoshi Ueda
Key Animation
Jiro Kanai
Key Animation
Katsuro Fukushima
Key Animation
Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
Key Animation
Kouichi Hashimoto
Key Animation
Kouichi Arai
Key Animation
Kuni Tomita
Key Animation
Kyoko Matsubara
Key Animation
Makiko Futaki
Key Animation
Masaaki Endou
Key Animation
Masaharu Tada
Key Animation
Masatomo Sudo
Key Animation
Morifumi Naka
Key Animation
Osamu Nabeshima
Key Animation
Sadahiko Sakamaki
Key Animation
Seiji Muta
Key Animation
Shinichi Suzuki
Key Animation
Shinji Hashimoto
Key Animation
Shoichi Masuo
Key Animation
Tatsuo Yanagino
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 16, 1988
Original NameAKIRA
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Budget$10,000,000
Box Office$944,248
Genres
Wiki.
Akira (Japanese: アキラ) 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 of the same name. Set in a dystopian 2019, it tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex amid chaos and rebellion in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo.
While most of the character designs and settings were adapted from the manga, the plot differs considerably and does not include much of the last half of the manga, which continued publication for two years after the film's release. The soundtrack, which draws heavily from traditional Indonesian gamelan as well as Japanese noh music, was composed by Shōji Yamashiro and performed by Geinoh Yamashirogumi.
Akira was released in Japan on July 16, 1988, by Toho; it was released the following year in the United States by Streamline Pictures. It garnered an international cult following after various theatrical and VHS releases, eventually earning over $80 million worldwide in home video sales. It has been cited as a masterpiece and is widely regarded by audiences and critics as one of the greatest films ever made, especially in the field of animation and in the action and science fiction genres. It is regarded as a landmark in Japanese animation, and the most influential and iconic anime film ever made. It is also a pivotal film in the cyberpunk genre, particularly the Japanese cyberpunk subgenre, as well as adult animation. The film had a significant effect on popular culture worldwide, paving the way for the growth of anime and Japanese popular culture in the Western world as well as influencing numerous works in animation, comics, film, music, television, and video games.