Akira

Neo-Tokyo streets at dusk, a motorcycle screeches. A government experiment unleashes a destructive force, a biker gang member transformed. Katsuhiro Otomo's vision of a city on the brink still informs anime today.

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Katsuhiro Otomo directed Akira in 1988. See Katsuhiro Otomo's full filmography, where to start with Katsuhiro Otomo, or where to go after you've seen everything by Katsuhiro Otomo.

Akira was released in 1988 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.