Let's make one thing clear right off the bat: this review is gonna be positive. Akira
![movie backdrop](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/fK40VGYIm7hmKrLJ26fgPQU0qRG.jpg)
![Akira](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/neZ0ykEsPqxamsX6o5QNUFILQrz.jpg)
Akira
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Akira
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 16, 1988
Runtime
2h 4m
Genres
Animation, Science Fiction, Action
User Score
79%
Original Title
AKIRA
Production Companies
MBS, Sumitomo Corporation, TOHO, Studio Fuga, Studio Aoi, Kodansha, Bandai Entertainment, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Budget
$5,700,000
Revenue
$49,000,000
Description
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Cast
Crew
Trailer
Recommendations
![Ghost in the Shell](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9gC88zYUBARRSThcG93MvW14sqx.jpg)
Ghost in the Shell
![Kiki's Delivery Service](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/Aufa4YdZIv4AXpR9rznwVA5SEfd.jpg)
Kiki's Delivery Service
![Salt](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/71JObQnwxUbBSfsHltnb6u9dGmf.jpg)
Salt
![Born on the Fourth of July](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/k5HfnMgaREHDNA7CugiETCb9ItM.jpg)
Born on the Fourth of July
![Source Code](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/zXJe3nXCp7ggE3rLbhDx8jWZ4qn.jpg)
Source Code
![Paprika](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/bLUUr474Go1DfeN1HLjE3rnZXBq.jpg)
Paprika
![Perfect Blue](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/28lpsSWXrTe7KlUmnHGmJGFqj4N.jpg)
Perfect Blue
![Tango & Cash](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/jxxxjTu87OSmQYkMFF7MgOEDXRn.jpg)
Tango & Cash
![Big](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/eWhCDJiwxvx3YXkAFRiHjimnF0j.jpg)
Big
![Moonwalker](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3GwTPQkAcgDeAirRpEuJG8HDdRz.jpg)
Moonwalker
![Life of Brian](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/lSSA64WF0M0BXnjwr2quMh6shCl.jpg)
Life of Brian
![Princess Mononoke](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/cMYCDADoLKLbB83g4WnJegaZimC.jpg)
Princess Mononoke
![Saw IV](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/ku1QdCXOU4ckz3zxLLlis8MIJVm.jpg)
Saw IV
![Cowboy Bebop: The Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/7i9sIU6ASTw2zwvvNuM0FJzmpKs.jpg)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
![Millennium Actress](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/p44UXOFBCY5xbpCKEsWpi4filCD.jpg)
Millennium Actress
![The Mission](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6K9cG6LOOtySZF4D4xBu1MApC1N.jpg)
The Mission
![Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1ZJRbLDVr90KLtKdmTT4WZhT26E.jpg)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
![Grave of the Fireflies](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/k9tv1rXZbOhH7eiCk378x61kNQ1.jpg)
Grave of the Fireflies
![The Outlaw Josey Wales](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/92BZIFPbyCPNhExyFScxA3xF1dy.jpg)
The Outlaw Josey Wales
![Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/j6G24dqI4WgUtChhWjfnI4lnmiK.jpg)