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Watch Akira (1988)

"Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E."

Movie19882h 4m7.9/10
AnimationScience FictionAction

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.

DirectorKatsuhiro Otomo
WriterIzo Hashimoto
Runtime2h 4m
LanguageJapanese
StudioMBS, Sumitomo Corporation
StatusReleased

Cast of Akira

Mitsuo Iwata
Mitsuo IwataShotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasaki
Nozomu SasakiTetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyama
Mami KoyamaKei (voice)
Taro Ishida
Taro IshidaColonel Shikishima
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho SuzukiDoctor Ônishi
Tessyo Genda
Tessyo GendaRyûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamura
Koichi KitamuraPriestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Yuriko FuchizakiKaori (voice)
Masaaki Okura
Masaaki OkuraYamagata (voice)
Takeshi Kusao
Takeshi KusaoKai (voice)
Kazuhiro Kamifuji
Kazuhiro KamifujiMasaru / No. 27 (voice)
Tatsuhiko Nakamura
Tatsuhiko NakamuraTakashi / No. 26 (voice)
Fukue Itô
Fukue ItôKiyoko / No. 25 (voice)
Yuka Ôno
Yuka ÔnoGirl C (voice)
Hiroshi Otake
Hiroshi OtakeNezu (voice)

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