Akira

Akira

Akira

Animation • R • 1988 • 2 hr 4 min

8.3 (16.7k)

IMDb

8.0 (191.5k)

Synopsis
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.

Streaming on : Hulu

Attributes: Complex, Dark, Watch By Myself

Genre: Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Anime, Foreign, Asian, Japanese, Classics

Release date: October 19, 1988

Runtime: 124 min

Similar: Ghost in the Shell, Princess Mononoke, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Blade Runner, Oldboy, View All

Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

Kōichi Kitamura

Kōichi Kitamura

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Katsuhiro Otomo

Katsuhiro Otomo

RobinHayes

I don’t love this nearly as much as a lot of film buffs, but it’s good! Definitely good!

ArchStanton

Gripping candy for the senses with some of the most fluid animation I've ever seen in anime. Story was kinda meh, but far from unenjoyable.

ismamzaman

Unique film, with an incredible setting, perfectly captured by amazing art direction and animation, with intense action and an alluring plot

Handsome_Honkey

Handsome_Honkey

Absolute masterpiece. Definitely one of the best movies of all time

leonel_cinema

It feels like an animated mix between Blade Runner and 2001: A Space Odyssey. A masterpiece film who change the whole anime industry.

joanne.j.r

Stunning and otherworldly. It's a classic for a reason.

cobaltJude

Fantastic and a classic for a reason. Seen it like 13 times and it never disappoints each time.

ElShrodri

This work is often credited for putting anime in the world's radar. And such reputation is not undeserved. It really is That Amazing.

jamesmillington007

jamesmillington007

A beautifully detailed film where every event affects the characters and story. It is even worth watching based on animation alone.

CallanDuckett

Great classic anime with amazing animation