Quick Facts
DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo
Runtime2h 4m · R
GenresAction · Animation · Science-fiction
Release1988-06-10
Film
Akira
1988· R· 2h 4m· Action· Animation· Science-fiction
“Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.”
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
1988-06-10
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Key Crew
DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo
ScreenplayIzo Hashimoto
ProducerRyohei Suzuki
Director of PhotographyKatsuji Misawa
Original Music ComposerShoji Yamashiro
EditorTakeshi Seyama
Full cast & crew (21 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1988-06-10
Runtime2h 4m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosMBS · Sumitomo Corporation · TOHO
Budget$6M
Box office$49M
LanguagesJapanese
CountriesJapan
Rating7.9/10 · 4874 votes
Original languageja
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