Akira

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The end of the world was only the beginning.

Directed By Katsuhiro Ôtomo Starring Mitsuo Iwata • Nozomu Sasaki • Tesshô Genda • Mami Koyama • Hiroshi Ôtake Genres Action • Animation • Anime • Based-on-Comics • Based-on-Manga • Cyberpunk / Tech Noir • Dystopian Film • Foreign Language Film • Mystery • Post-Apocalyptic Film • Sci-Fi Action • Science Fiction Studios &
Franchises They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? • 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die • Toho • Time Out: New York's 100 Best Animated Movies • Time Out: London's 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies • Empire Magazine's 100 Best Films of World Cinema • The Cinemaholic's 100 Best Japanese Movies of All Time Release Info 1988-07-16T00:00:00Z July 16, 1988
Color • 124 minutes R Rated R see more films from 1988 ► see more about this film on our blog ►

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Akira vs. Paprika

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Arthouse on 9/30/2014 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

Holds up

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AverageMovieBuff on 10/22/2014 Reply · Like · (1 like)

One of the greatest anime films ever made. It is such an intellectual film combined with a prevalent awesomeness that is amazingly entertaining. I love the action sequences, the colours and the animation itself. It has great themes involving politics and an intriguing mystery of 'Akira' itself. I recommend this to anyone who wants to get into anime films. Be aware though, there are moments of intense gore and also some grotesque images in the movie.

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AverageMovieBuff on 10/22/2014 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

I would give this film a 9 out of 10

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ndreynolds on 11/22/2015 Reply · Like · (0 likes)

Part of the NO RETURN Midnight Movie series

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Soda on 4/20/2017 Reply · Like · (2 likes)

Look at the poster. That one shot of the bike was the only good part of this movie. Everything else was SHIT!

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PiccoloKing on 11/4/2018 Reply · Like · (1 like)

"The end of the world was only the beginning."

Might be true for our world as well.

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