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Akira [videorecording (DVD)].

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Funimation Entertainment, 2013.

DVD AKI 1988 Ani

Psychic abilities -- Drama.

Terrorism -- Drama.

Graphic novels -- Film adaptations.

Comic books, strips, etc. -- Film adaptations.

[videorecording (DVD)].

25th anniversary ed.

2 videodiscs (ca. 124 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Based on the graphic novel "Akira" by Katsuhiro Otomo; first published by "Young Magazine", Kodansha Ltd.

English, Japanese audio; English subtitles.

Director, Katsuhiro Ohtomo.

Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama.

Clandestine army activities threaten the war-torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious being with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation. As a result, a biker with a twisted mind embarks on a path of war, seeking revenge against a society that once called him weak.

MPAA rating: R.

Science fiction films.

Cyberpunk films.

Dystopian films.

Apocalyptic films.

Motorcycle films.

Supernatural films.

Political thriller films.

Animated feature films.

Animated films -- Japan.

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