Akira
Katsuhiro Ôtomo / JP, 1988 / 124 min.
Akira was the first film to introduce the beauty of Japanese animation (anime) to Western cinema audiences. The compelling story of Japan's nuclear bomb trauma, the superb animation and the unique industrial soundtrack made the film a classic.
Tokyo, 2019. An enormous explosion has laid to waste the mega-metropolis and rivalling biker gangs rule the streets. Motor devils Tetsuo and Kaneda stand their own in their battle with the Clowns gang: Tetsuo has a destructive talent he can't control – the military and science turn him into the perfect destruction machine able to annihilate Neo Tokyo.
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Director
Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Production year
1988
Country
JP
Original title
Akira
Length
124 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Sunsets
Fancy enjoying a relaxed drink on a sultry summer evening while watching an exceptional film? Well you can, because this year once again we are screening films in the open air in the park next to the Eye building. This summer in our Sunsets screenings you can watch films in which the city is a character in itself.
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