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Akira (1988) [R]

Release Date:
July 16, 1988

Original Title:
AKIRA

Alternate Titles:
AKIRA：1988
Akira
อากีรา ไม่เหมือนคน
アキラ
亚基拉
光明战士阿基拉
아키라
폭풍 소년

Genres:
Action | Animation | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Bandai Entertainment
Kodansha
MBS
Studio Aoi
Studio Fuga
Sumitomo Corporation
TOHO
Tokyo Movie Shinsha

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 14  CH: 16  DE: 16  DK: 15  ES: 12  FI: K-12  FR: U|16  GB: 15  HK: IIB  KR: 15  LT: N-13  MX: B-15  NL: 12  NO: 15  NZ: M  SE: 15  TW: 15+  US: R 

Runtime: 124

Neo-Tokyo is about to E·X·P·L·O·D·E

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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.

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Production

Animation:
Yuuji Yanase

Animation Director:
Takashi Nakamura

Art Designer:
Kazuo Ebisawa
Yuji Ikehata
Hiroshi Ohno

Art Direction:
Toshiharu Mizutani

Assistant Director:
Yoshio Takeuchi
Hiraoki Sato

Associate Producer:
Yoshimasa Mizuo

Background Designer:
Kaoru Honma

Character Designer:
Takashi Nakamura

Comic Book:
Katsuhiro Otomo

Director:
Katsuhiro Otomo

Director of Photography:
Katsuji Misawa

Editor:
Takeshi Seyama

Executive Producer:
Sawako Noma

Key Animation:
Tomihiko Ohkubo
Satoshi Urushihara
Satoshi Hirayama
Hirotsugu Kawasaki
Toshiyuki Inoue
Kazuyoshi Yaginuma
Yoshiji Kigami
Yoshinobu Michihata
Satoru Utsunomiya
Shinya Ohira
Hideki Futamura
Keiko Tomizawa
Toshiya Washida
Koichi Suenaga
Teiichi Takiguchi
Hiroyuki Aoyama
Yuko Kusumoto
Yuichiro Yano
Toshihiko Masuda
Hiroaki Noguchi
Kenji Hachizaki
Masanori Ono
Koichi Maruyama
Kitarou Kousaka
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Akinobu Takahashi
Ami Tomobuki
Atsuko Fukushima
Hidehiko Okano
Hidekazu Ohara
Hideki Hamasu
Cindy H. Yamauchi
Hiroki Takagi
Hiroyuki Kitakubo
Hiroyuki Okiura
Hiroyuki Takagi
Hitoshi Ueda
Jiro Kanai
Katsuro Fukushima
Kazuyoshi Takeuchi
Kouichi Hashimoto
Kouichi Arai
Kuni Tomita
Kyoko Matsubara
Makiko Futaki
Masaaki Endou
Masaharu Tada
Masatomo Sudo
Morifumi Naka
Osamu Nabeshima
Sadahiko Sakamaki
Seiji Muta
Shinichi Suzuki
Shinji Hashimoto
Shoichi Masuo
Tatsuo Yanagino
Tatsuyuki Tanaka
Toshiaki Hontani
Toshio Kawaguchi
Toyoaki Emura
Yasuchika Nagaoka
Yasuhiro Seo
Yasuomi Umetsu
Yoshinori Kanada
Yoshinori Tokiya
Jirô Koganei
Shinji Otsuka
Toshiaki Motoya
Shinsuke Terasawa
Chiharu Sato

Music Director:
Shoji Yamashiro

Music Editor:
Hiruhiko Ono

Original Music Composer:
Shoji Yamashiro

Producer:
Shunzo Kato
Ryohei Suzuki

Screenplay:
Izo Hashimoto
Katsuhiro Otomo

Sound Designer:
Keiji Muraki

Sound Director:
Susumu Aketagawa

Sound Effects:
Shizuo Kurahashi

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