Akira Movie
Photos of Akira
Based on Katsuhiro Otomo's popular manga, this animated sci-fi feature opens in New-Tokyo in 2019, thirty years after the planet has been ravaged by a nuclear war. The highways are ruled by motorcycle gangs; corrupt politicians try to hold the whip hand over the population; unscrupulous scientists run experiments on kids with the hope of expanding human psychic powers. During the conflict between two rival gangs of bikers, Tetsuo loses control of the bike and nearly runs down a child-like blue-skinned stranger. The military unexpectedly shows up at the scene of the accident and takes him to a top-secret facility. There, Tetsuo becomes a test subject to awaken Akira, a source of incredible psychic and physical powers and the cause of the nuclear explosion in Tokyo thirty years ago. However, the tests trigger the growth of Tetsuo's innate psychokinetic ability. He breaks out and begins to go on a rampage, wreaking havoc on Neo Tokyo.
Tagline
- The end of the world was only the beginning
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 1988
- IMDB Rating:
- 7.8
- IMDB Votes:
- 25735
- Countries:
- Japan
- Genres:
- Action, Adventure, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Animation
- Tags:
-
Asia, Helicopter, Motorcycle, Murder, Blood, Female nudity, Nudity, Police, Title spoken by character, Prologue
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