Original version with English subtitles (no more shows planned at the moment)
Poster
Director
Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Cast
Mitsuo Iwata (Shôtarô Kaneda (voice)), Nozomu Sasaki (Tetsuo Shima (voice)), Mami Koyama (Kei (voice)), Tesshou Genda (Ryûsaku (voice)), Hiroshi Ohtake (Nezu (voice)), Kōichi Kitamura (Priestess Miyako, Council A (voice)), Yuriko Fuchizaki (Kaori (voice)), Masaaki Ōkura (Yamagata (voice)), Takeshi Kusao (Kai (voice))
Plot Outline
Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda are pulled into the post-apocalyptic underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for their very survival. Kaneda is a bike gang leader, and Tetsuo is a member of a tough motorcycle crew who becomes involved in a covert government project called Akira. But a bloody battle ensues when Kaneda sets out to save his friend.
Genre
Science Fiction, Animation
Runtime
124 minutes
Production country
JP
Released
1988