Akira
R · 1988 ‧ Sci-fi/Action ‧ 2h 4m
In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after the nuking of the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project....
Release date: January 1, 1988 (USA)
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Distributed by: Toho Co., Ltd.
Adapted from: Akira
Box office: $49 million
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