Synopsis
Akira (1988) 2019. 31 years after being destroyed during World War 3, Tokyo (now 'Neo-Tokyo') has been rebuilt and is a thriving metropolis. Shotaro Kaneda is the leader of a biker gang. His friend Tetsuo is injured in an accident and taken to a top-secret government facility. He develops telekinetic powers but decides to use them for evil rather than good. He has the same powers as Akira, the force that destroyed Tokyo in 1988, and now it appears that history will repeat itself. ??grantss

Awards: 1 win
Budget: ¥1,100,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide Gross: $2,562,351
Soundtrack: Tokyo Shoeshine Boy (Performed by Teruko Akatsuki)


Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama
1988-07-16 (Japan)
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