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Akira (1988)

R ★ 7.9/10 124 min Animation, Science Fiction, Action Japan Japanese
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Screenplay by: Izo Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo
Comic Book: Katsuhiro Otomo
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Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Mitsuo Iwata
Mitsuo Iwata Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Nozomu Sasaki Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyama
Mami Koyama Kei (voice)
Taro Ishida
Taro Ishida Colonel Shikishima
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki Doctor Ônishi
Tessyo Genda
Tessyo Genda Ryûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Koichi Kitamura Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Yuriko Fuchizaki Kaori (voice)

Akira Appears on 27 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #223
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #427

Critic Curated

Entertainment Weeklys Top 50 Cult Movies
Entertainment Weekly #23
Esquire’s 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time
Esquire #83
Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #60
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Anime Movies
Paste Magazine #01
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #64
Rolling Stone - The 150 Greatest Science Fiction Movies
Rolling Stone #32
Slashfilms 95 Best Action Movies Ever List
SlashFilm #02
The Guardian: The Greatest Films of All Time
The Guardian #51
The Ringers 50 Best Cult Movies
The Ringer #43
The Telegraph - 100 Greatest Films Of All Time
The Telegraph #31
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #372
Topic 50 Best Dystopian Films According To Paste Magazine
Paste Magazine #07

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #704

Genre Curation

100 Cult Films by BFI
British Film Institute #77
100 Essential Animations
British Film Institute #33

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 100: Animation
Letterboxd #10
Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1980-1989 Films
Letterboxd #26
Movies Where A 5 Star Rating Is Most Common
Letterboxd #105
Showdown Body Slam
Letterboxd Showdown #16
Showdown Call Me By Your Name
Letterboxd Showdown #11
Showdown Comic Book
Letterboxd Showdown #18
Showdown Crimes Of The Future
Letterboxd Showdown #09
Showdown Modest Heroes
Letterboxd Showdown #20
Showdown The Worlds End
Letterboxd Showdown #18
Showdown Weird Science
Letterboxd Showdown #04

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