Akira / Akira
Katsuhiro Otomo
Japan / 1988 / 124' 0''Screenings
Synopsis
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 mind 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.
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Production
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Screenplay
Izô Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo (prema mangi / based on manga by Katsuhiro Otomo)
Other
Dizajn likova / Character design: Takashi Nakamura; Redatelji animacije / Animation directors: Hiroaki Sato, Takashi Nakamura, Yoshio Takeuchi; Snimatelj / Director of photography: Katsuji Misawa
categories
Comics in Features: Akira