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Movie

Akira

1988·2h 4m·R
DramaFantasyAnimationSci-FiAction
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
227,714 votes
Metascore
68
Metacritic

A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.

Akira is a 1988 drama fantasy movie directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo, starring Tesshô Genda, Mitsuo Iwata, Mami Koyama. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 227,714 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Stars
Tesshô Genda
Mitsuo Iwata
Mami Koyama
Nozomu Sasaki
Details
1988-07-16
124 min
Movie
R
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
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