The ending had me sweating alright.
Actually my head feels a little weird lol😭
Akira
Neo-Tokyo is about to E·X·P·L·O·D·E
Rating
4.5 (1)
Release Date
6/10/1988Runtime
124 minsOverview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
JapaneseBudget
$5,700,000Revenue
$56,725,538Homepage
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How It Feels
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A visually stunning descent into urban chaos where teenage protagonists race against a god-like psychic force tearing through a neon-soaked megacity. The film channels cyberpunk alienation and apocalyptic dread at breakneck pace.
Mood
Dread-soakedExhilaratingParanoid
Themes
PowerCorruptionTechnologyComing apart
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
2D animationNeon-drenchedHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceBody horror
Mitsuo Iwata
Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyama
Kei (voice)
Taro Ishida
Colonel Shikishima
Mizuho Suzuki
Doctor Ônishi
Tessyo Genda
Ryûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Kaori (voice)
Masaaki Okura
Yamagata (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Kai (voice)
Kazuhiro Kamifuji
Masaru / No. 27 (voice)
Tatsuhiko Nakamura
Takashi / No. 26 (voice)
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