
Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The city is well on the way to rebuilding after World War III. The central characters, Kaneda and Tetsuo, two high school drop-outs, are members of a joy-riding motorcycle gang. In the opening scene, Kaneda and Tetsuo stumble upon a secret government project to develop telekinetic humans, apparently for use as weapons. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer' Akira, the project's most powerful subject, and determines to challenge him...
English, Japanese
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This is definitely a classic - after first watching it pre-adolescence the movie retains it's originality and freshness even after having watched it a million times since. Would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a good movie experience.
Akira is one of the legendary Animes. If you are an Anime fan, this movie must be on your must have list. It's a great story, with brilliant drawings and strong characters.
Better than I heard, the story comes with a lot of subtle elements. Akira is for people with a bit of psychology experience a masterpiece. Animation as good as anything you can get nowadays.