Akira poster
7.9

Akira

Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.

⭐3,727 votes
1988
2h 4m
Released
JA
Genres
AnimationScience FictionAction
Synopsis

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.

Production
MBS, Sumitomo Corporation, TOHO, Studio Fuga, Studio Aoi, Kodansha, Bandai Entertainment, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Box Office
Budget: $10,000,000
Revenue: $553,171
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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32
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Content Rating

Family Friendly
Suitable for general audiences

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3,727
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