Akira (1988)
AKIRA
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.
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Akira rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb8/10· 224K votes
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic68%
TMDb7.944/10· 5K votesWith 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Akira
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.
Cast of Akira
Mitsuo Iwata
as Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
as Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyama
as Kei (voice)
Taro Ishida
as Colonel Shikishima
Mizuho Suzuki
as Doctor Ônishi
Tessyo Genda
as Ryûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
as Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
as Kaori (voice)
Masaaki Okura
as Yamagata (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
as Kai (voice)
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Kazuhiro Kamifuji
as Masaru / No. 27 (voice)
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Tatsuhiko Nakamura
as Takashi / No. 26 (voice)
Akira facts
- Original title
- AKIRA
- Budget
- $5.7M
- Box office
- $49M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Groundbreaking cyberpunk animation pushed medium forward significantly
- •Dense worldbuilding and complex narrative reward attentive viewers
- •Visual spectacle remains stunning despite three decade gap
What the audience disliked
- •Convoluted plot requires manga familiarity for full appreciation
- •Pacing sacrifices accessibility for ambitious scope and detail
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