AKIRA 4k Ultra-HD Standard Edition

Katsuhiro Otomo directs this feature-length anime set in Tokyo in 2019. With the Japanese capital on the brink of absolute destruction, cyberpunk biker Tetsuo (voice of Nozomu Sasaki) has become involved in a top-secret military research project and has begun to develop special powers. The police and the army attempt to contain Tetsuo, but his transformation gathers speed rapidly, and soon not even his friend Kaneda (Mitsuo Iwata) can help him as society descends further into chaos.

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In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after nuking the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles against anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo's supernatural power suddenly manifest. A final battle is fought in Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment's secrets.

• Rating: R (Graphic Violence|Brief Nudity)
• Genre: Sci-fi, Anime
• Original Language: Japanese
• Director: Katsuhiro Ohtomo
• Producer: Shunzo Kato, Ryôhei Suzuki
• Writer: Izou Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Ohtomo
• Release Date (Theaters): Jan 1, 1988 Wide
• Release Date (Streaming): Feb 24, 2009
• Box Office (Gross USA): $390.0K
• Runtime: 2h 4m
• Distributor: Streamline Pictures
• Production Co: Akira Committee Company, Ltd.
• Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Surround
• Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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Critics Consensus
Akira is strikingly bloody and violent, but its phenomenal animation and sheer kinetic energy helped set the standard for modern anime. Read critic reviews

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