Akira 2001
In 1988, the landmark anime film AKIRA, by director Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting edge of anime around the world. By today's standards, AKIRA remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Madman and Manga Entertainment proudly present his classic film, completely restored and digitally re-mastered.
Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda's motorcycle gang encounters a military captures Tetsuo and conducts experiments on him that unleash his latent psychic ability, but when these new powers rage out of control, Tetsuo lashes out at the world that has oppressed him!
Based on the comic novel "AKIRA" by: Katsuhiro Otomo
First published by: "Young Magazine", Kodansha, Ltd.
Executive producer: Sawako Noma
Producers: Ryohei Suzuki, Shunzo Kato
Supervising director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Screenplay: Katsuhiro Otomo, Izo Hashimoto
Chief animator: Takashi Nakamura
Art director: Toshihara Mizutani
Director of photography: Katsuji Misawa
Sound recording director: Susumu Aketagawa
Musical director: Shoji Yamashiro
Supervision sound/ recording engineer: Tetsuo Segawa
Sound effect supervisor: Shizuo Kurahashi
Editor: Takeshi Seyama
Assistant to chief animator: Koji Morimoto
Animation directors: Yoshio Takeuchi, Hiroaki Sato
Associate producer: Yoshimasa Mizuo
Production coordinator: Ken Tsunoda
Production managers: Yoichi Ikeda, Takahisa Yokomizo
Produced by Akira Committee/Kodansha © 1987 Akira Committee
Licensed by Kodansha, Ltd.
Digitally Remastered and English Version, 2001
Produced by Pioneer Entertainment (USA), Inc.
In association with ZRO Limit Productions & Animaze., Inc.
Licensor: Manga Entertainment Ltd.
Licencee: Madman Entertainment Pty Ltd.
Distributed exclusively on video by The AV Channel Pty Ltd.
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