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Akira (15)

Cast: Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata
Genre: SciFi
Author(s): Katsuhiro Ohtomo, Izo Hashimoto
Director: Katsuhiro Ohtomo
Release Date: 24/06/2011; 13/07/2013; 16/06/2016; 09/10/2020; 17/04/2026 (selected cinemas)
Running Time: 125mins
Country: Jpn
Year: 1988

Animated epic set in a future Japan presided over by marauding gangs of bikers and rebels intent on overthrowing the government. Shotaro Kaneda and best friend Tetsuo Shima lead their gang, the Capsules, in a turf war against bitter rivals the Clowns. The feud pales into insignificance when doctors discover that Tetsuo possesses devastating psychic abilities similar to a little boy called Akira, who destroyed Tokyo decades before.



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