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Akira

Description

Akira is the most influential Japanese animated feature of all time. A stunning work of craftsmanship composed by more than 160,000 hand drawn animated cells that still looks and feels as innovative and relevant 34 years later.

Japan, 1988. An explosion caused by a young boy with psychic powers tears through the city of Tokyo and ignites the fuse that leads to World War III. In order to prevent any further destruction, he is captured and taken into custody, never to be heard from again. Now, in the year 2019, a restored version of the city known as Neo-Tokyo—an area rife with gang violence and terrorism against the current government—stands in its place. Here, Shoutarou Kaneda leads “the Capsules,” a group of misfits known for riding large, custom motorcycles and being in constant conflict with their rivals “the Clowns.”

During one of these battles, Shoutarou’s best friend Tetsuo is caught up in an accident with an esper who finds himself in the streets of Tokyo after escaping confinement from a government institution. Through this encounter, Tetsuo begins to develop his own mysterious abilities, as the government seeks to quarantine this latest psychic in a desperate attempt to prevent him from unleashing the destructive power that could once again bring the city to its knees.

Schedule

Day Time Cinema Format
9 October 2022, Sunday 5pm Projector X: Picturehouse Physical Screening
15 October 2022, Saturday 8pm Projector X: Picturehouse Physical Screening
24 October 2022, Monday 5pm Projector X: Picturehouse Physical Screening
5 November 2022, Saturday 2.30pm Projector X: Picturehouse Physical Screening

Details

Year: 1988
Runtime: 124 mins
Language: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Genre: Drama
Rating:   Some Violence
Comment: Some Violence

Directed by

OTOMO Katsuhiro

Starring

IWATA Mitsuo, SASAKI Nozomu, KOYAMA Mami