DVD 124 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
Akira
Pioneer (1988)
In Collection
#299

Seen It:
Yes
Anime, Science Fiction, Action
Japan  /  Japanese

Mitsuo Iwata Shôtarô Kaneda
Nozomu Sasaki Tetsuo Shima
Mami Koyama Kei
Tesshô Genda Ryûsaku
Hiroshi Ôtake Nezu
Kôichi Kitamura Priestess Miyako
Michihiro Ikemizu Inspector
Yuriko Fuchizaki Kaori
Masaaki Ôkura Yamagata
Tarô Arakawa Eiichi Watanabe

Director Katsuhiro Otomo
Producer Shunzo Kato; Ryohei Suzuki
Writer Izo Hashimoto; Katsuhiro Otomo
Cinematography Katsuji Misawa
Musician Shoji Yamashiro

Akira is a Japanese cyberpunk anime focusing on the relationships between groups of disaffected teenagers who spend most of their time fighting each other in motorcycle gangs. With copious drug references, some heavy postapocalyptic sci-fi and allusions to military conspiracies that are never fully explained, the film is tailor made for cult classic status, which is exactly what it has achieved. Without spoiling anything, it should be said that the movie feels somewhat confusing and incomplete for a very good reason: it is incomplete. The manga on which Akira is based, appropriately also titled Akira, spans several volumes hundreds of pages long, while the film is adapted only from the first volume.

Edition Details
Edition Limited Edition
Barcode 013023153790
Region Region 1
Release Date July 2001
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 4.0 [English]
Dolby Digital Surround [Japanese]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 1: Disc 1: The FeatureDigitally Remastered PictureNew English DialogueNew English Dolby Digital 5.1 SurroundOriginal Japanese Dolby SurroundEnglish SubtitlesAnamorphic 16:9 Widescreen (1.78:1 Aspect Ratio)Capsule Option - English Translation Of GraffitiScene AccessTHX OptimizerTHX CertifiedDisc 2: Bonus MaterialsAkira Production Report - The Making Of Akira (With Subtitle Option & Chapters) (48 min)Akira Sound Clip By Geinoh Yamashiro Gumi - Documentary On The Creation Of The Soundtrack (With Narration Option & Chapters) (20 min)Restoring Akira - Documentary About The Restoration Of AKIRA (14 min)PictureEnglish Voice OverSoundInterview Of Director Katsuhiro Otomo (With Subtitle Option) (30 min))Production Materials: Over 4.500 StillsOriginal Teasers & Trailers (With Subtitle Option) (5 min)Special Announcement 01Special Announcement 02Theatrical Trailer 01Theatrical Trailer 02TV SpotInterview Of Restoration StaffOver 100 Stills Of Akira Glossary