Akira

IMDb

8.0/10

Rated

R

Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 animated science-fiction epic, adapted from his own manga, is set in Neo-Tokyo in 2019, a sprawling city rebuilt after a mysterious explosion destroyed the old capital. Teenage biker Kaneda leads a gang of delinquents, but when his friend Tetsuo is injured in a crash and taken by the army, secret experiments awaken immense psychic abilities in him. As the military, rebels and Colonel Shikishima race to control him, Kaneda tries to reach the boy he grew up with. A landmark of Japanese anime.

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