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Akira
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A landmark film that introduced much of the Western world to modern animi, AKIRA is a marvel of modern animation. Based on Katsuhiro...
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A landmark film that introduced much of the Western world to modern animi, AKIRA is a marvel of modern animation. Based on Katsuhiro Otomo's 2,000 page manga, AKIRA begins on July 16, 1988, when what was believed to be an atomic bomb was dropped on Tokyo, completely destroying the city and marking the beginning of WWIII. Thirty-one years later, Neo-Tokyo has sprung from the ruins of the old city and is experiencing a prolonged period of civil unrest caused by student uprisings, political instability, and, most destructively, biker gangs. One of the members of these biker gangs, Tetsuo, is detained by the military after a near accident with a strange young boy. After recognizing innate psychic ability in him, the military begins using Tetsuo as a test subject to channel Akira, a source of unimaginable power and the cause of the explosion that destroyed the original Tokyo. However, the military's plan backfires, and instead of locating the source of Akira's power, Tetsuo becomes a medium for it. Endowed wi...
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| Available Formats | DVD, DVD: Geneon Signature Series, DVD: Limited Edition Collector's Tin; Special Edition, DVD: Special Edition; Regular Packaging, VHS, VHS: Dubbed, VHS: Subtitled |
| UPC | 013023153790, 013023153899, 013023156890, 013023163133, 013023163232, 013023172692, 013023214590, 739991900029, 739991906434 |
| Directors | Katsuhiro Otomo |
| Genre | Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre | Recommended • Psychic Forces • Epic • 1980s • Big Battles • Live Action • Essential Cinema • Animated • Classic • Fantasy • Science-Fiction • Anime |
| MPAA Rating | R (MPAA) |
| Release Date | 1988 |
| Running Time | 2hr 4min |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
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| Screenwriter | Izou Hashimoto |
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| Professional Reviews | (07/27/2001, p.6E, Mike Clark): "...The movie's strengths are speed, attitude and incessant dazzle -- so much so that this expensive post-World War III urban fantasy is widely regarded as Japan's greatest animated feature...", (07/27/2002, p.51, Marc Bernardin): "...Parts of AKIRA are as well directed as anything you'll ever see...", (10/01/2003, p.74, Matthew Leyland): "...The film itself is well worth revisiting, if only to admire how well it stands up next to more recent genre classics such as METROPOLIS and SPIRITED AWAY...", (10/19/1990, p.C12, Janet Maslin): "...A phenomenal work of animation with all the hallmarks of an instant cult classic..." |
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Akira: - Disturbing Is a Dish Best Served Animated
Pros: Animation, Artistic Style, Story, Disturbing Cons: Giant Kinetically Inclined Teddy Bears With Milk Seeping From Their Stiches Bottom Line: Akira the Special Edition: One of the best Anime movies with lots of violence
Pros: Captivating world, beautifully drawn, great story line, plenty of extras. Cons: Not_for children, which_isn’t exactly a con. There is_an anime attempted rape scene for_those that_are conservative. Bottom Line: One of the best Anime movies with plenty of Anime violence, anime nudity, and a great story. Lean-N-Mean Anime classic
Pros: . Cons: . Bottom Line: Before the Matrix, there was Akira (Anime Outsider W/O)
Pros: --------- Cons: --------- Bottom Line: Pattern of Brilliance, Chapter of Light: Akira Limited Special Edition
Pros: Groundbreaking art and animation. Remastered score, intelligent new translation and dub enhance an already-brilliant movie. Cons: One of the subplots is a little hard to follow. Bottom Line: Battle on with Akira
Pros: Great Story, Animation, Characters Cons: Nothing Bottom Line: Not the manga, but still a masterpiece...
Pros: Beautiful, great score, surreal. Cons: Murders the original plot, lousy ending, perhaps too intense mentally for some viewers. Bottom Line: Storytelling of the Highest Degree
Pros: Beautifully animated, slickly composed, amazing soundtrack Cons: Brutal violence, gotta pay attention (which aren't cons for me) Read More at Epinions.com My Opinion is about to E X P L O D E!
Pros: Great story, awesome animation. Cons: A bit confusing at times Bottom Line: |
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