Uniform Title |
Akira (Motion picture : 1988) |
Title |
Akira. |
Edition |
Special edition. |
Published |
Australia : Distributed by Madman Entertainment, 2001. |
©1988. |
Description |
1 DVD-video (124 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
Madman Entertainment : MANV5004. |
First released in Japan in 1988. |
Based on the graphic novel by Katsuhiro Otomo. |
Special features: digitally remastered picture, one touch menu navigation, animated menu gallery, new and original English dub, Akira production report, US theatrical trailer, Japanese trailers. |
Credits |
Character design, script and direction by Katsuhiro Otomo ; English adaptation by Michael Haller ; producers, Ryohei Suzuki and Shunzo Kato. |
Performers |
Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama. |
Summary |
A powerful psychic force known only as Akira resurfaces in Neo-Tokyo in the 21st century. Tetsuo, a young, inexperienced motorcycle biker driven beyond the boundaries of sanity by the power of Akira, is forced to conjure up demons laying dormant within his subconscious. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M15+. |
System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Anamorphic 16:9. |
Language note |
English and Japanese soundtracks with optional subtitles in English. |
Subjects |
Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, -- 1954-Film adaptations |
Motorcycle gangs -- Drama |
Psychokinesis -- Drama |
Insurgency -- Drama |
Animated films -- Japan |
Animation (Cinematography) -- Japan |
Tokyo (Japan) -- Drama |
Genre |
Cyberpunk films |
Dystopian films |
Animated films |
Feature films |
Fiction films |
Film adaptations |
Other Names |
Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- director, creator. |
Haller, Michael adaptor. |
Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954-. Akira Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
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