Akira (Japanese: ??? Hepburn: Akira) is a 1988 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic cyberpunk film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ry?hei Suzuki and Shunz? Kat?, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's manga of the same name. The film had a production budget of ¥1.1 billion ($9 million), making it the most expensive anime film of its time.
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Directed by | Katsuhiro Otomo |
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Based on | Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo |
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Music by | Sh?ji Yamashiro |
Cinematography | Katsuji Misawa |
Edited by | Takeshi Seyama |
Production company | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Budget | ¥1.1 billion ($9 million) |
Box office | Japan: ¥750 million ($6 million) Worldwide: $49 million |
Set in a dystopian 2019, Akira tells the story of Sh?tar? Kaneda, a leader of a local biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex amidst chaos and rebellion in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo. While most of the character designs and settings were adapted from the manga, the plot differs considerably and removes much of the last half of the manga.
Akira premiered in Japan on 16 July 1988 by Toho, and was released the following year in the United States by pioneering animation distributor Streamline Pictures. It garnered an international cult following following its theatrical release, and eventually grossed over $80 million worldwide through its theatrical and VHS releases. It is widely considered by many critics to be one of the greatest animated and science fiction films of all time, as well as a landmark in Japanese animation. It is also a landmark film in the cyberpunk genre, particularly the Japanese cyberpunk subgenre, as well as adult animation. The film had a significant impact on popular culture worldwide, paving the way for the growth of anime and Japanese popular culture in the Western world as well as influencing numerous works in animation, comics, film, music, television and video games.
Screenplay
In July 1988, a blinding white singularity destroys Tokyo, resulting in World War III. By the 21st century, however, peace has been achieved.
By 2019, Tokyo, now called “Neo-Tokyo,” has been rebuilt, but is plagued by corruption, anti-government protests and terrorism, and gang violence. One night, during a large protest, the hot-headed Sh?tar? Kaneda leads his vigilante b?s?zoku gang, the Capsules, against their rivals, the Clowns. During this mission, Kaneda's best friend, Tetsuo Shima, inadvertently crashes his motorcycle into Takashi, a psychic esper who recently escaped from a government laboratory with the aid of a resistance organization. The accident awakens psychic powers in Tetsuo, attracting the attention of a secret government project directed by Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) Colonel Shikishima. Assisted by esper Masaru, Shikishima recaptures Takashi, takes the injured Tetsuo with him, and arrests Kaneda and his gang. While being interrogated by the police, he meets Kei, an activist belonging to the resistance movement, and tricks the authorities into releasing her along with his gang, taking an interest in her.
Shikishima and his head of research, Doctor ?nishi discover that Tetsuo possesses powerful psychic abilities similar to Akira, the esper responsible for Tokyo's destruction. Meanwhile, Takashi's fellow esper, Kiyoko, forewarns Shikishima of Neo-Tokyo's impending destruction. Neo-Tokyo's parliament, however, dismisses Shikishima's concerns, so he considers killing Tetsuo in order to prevent another cataclysm. Meanwhile, Tetsuo escapes from the hospital, steals Kaneda's motorcycle, and prepares to run away from Neo-Tokyo with his girlfriend Kaori, but the Clowns ambush them, prompting the Capsules to intervene. While the Capsules are apprehending them, Tetsuo suffers headaches and hallucinations, and is taken back to the hospital. Searching for answers about Tetsuo, Kaneda finds Kei and joins her resistance cell after overhearing their plan to rescue Tetsuo and the other espers. At the hospital, the espers unsuccessfully attempt to confront and control Tetsuo as he aggressively fights back with his psychokinetic powers, which make him egomaniacal and unstable, and escapes again. Meanwhile, Kaneda, Kei, and the resistance group infiltrate the hospital and find themselves drawn into Shikishima and the espers' attempt to stop Tetsuo. He overpowers them all and leaves the hospital after learning from Kiyoko that he can gain help from Akira, located in cryonic storage beneath the Olympic Stadium's construction site.
Using Kei as a medium, Kiyoko and Kaneda escape military custody in the hope of stopping Tetsuo, while Shikishima stages a coup d'état against the Neo-Tokyo government and directs all of its military forces to destroy Tetsuo. Returning to the Capsules' former hangout to obtain drugs to control his powers, Tetsuo murders his old gang member, Yamagata; upon discovering his death, Kaneda vows to avenge him by searching for Tetsuo. Tetsuo rampages through Neo-Tokyo, eventually arriving at Akira's cryogenic storage dewar in the stadium. Kiyoko has Kei fight Tetsuo, but he easily defeats her and exhumes Akira's remains which were dissected, and preserved for future studies. Using a laser rifle, Kaneda fights Tetsuo in a duel; meanwhile, Shikishima fires an orbital weapon at him but is unsuccessful.
Shikishima and Kaori approach the stadium where Tetsuo is hiding out at in great pain and losing control over his powers. Shikishima offers Tetsuo to return to the hospital and help with his injuries and pain, and to help him control his abilities, while Kaori attempts to restrain Tetsuo. However, Kaneda arrives and duels with Tetsuo once again. Losing control of his powers, Tetsuo mutates into a gigantic mass consuming all matter, engulfing Kaneda and killing Kaori. As the mass continues to grow, the espers decide to awaken Akira as the only way to stop it. After reuniting with his friends, Akira creates another singularity that draws Tetsuo and Kaneda into another dimension. The espers teleport Shikishima to a safe distance as the singularity destroys Neo-Tokyo in a mirror of Tokyo's previous destruction, and they agree to rescue Kaneda, knowing that they will not be able to return to this dimension.
In the singularity, Kaneda experiences Tetsuo's and the espers' childhood, including Tetsuo's dependence on Kaneda during their childhood, and how the children were trained and altered before Tokyo's destruction. The espers return Kaneda to his world, informing him that Akira will take Tetsuo to safety and that Kei is developing psychic powers. The singularity suddenly disappears and water floods the city's remains. In the aftermath, Kaneda discovers that Kei and Kai have survived, and they drive off into the ruins, while Shikishima watches the sunrise. Finally in control of his powers, Tetsuo triggers a big bang to create a parallel universe as God.
Characters | Japanese voice actor | English voice actor (Electric Media/Kodansha/Streamline, 1989) |
English voice actor (Animaze/Pioneer-Geneon, 2001) |
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Sh?tar? Kaneda | Mitsuo Iwata | Cam Clarke (Jimmy Flinders) | Johnny Yong Bosch |
Tetsuo Shima | Nozomu Sasaki | Jan Rabson (Stanley Gurd Jr.) | Joshua Seth |
Kei | Mami Koyama | Lara Cody (Deanna Morris) as Kay | Wendee Lee |
Colonel Shikishima | Tar? Ishida | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) | Jamieson Price (James Lyon) |
Doctor ?nishi | Mizuho Suzuki | Lewis Arquette (Lewis Lemay) | Simon Prescott (Simon Isaacson) |
Ry?saku (Ryu) | Tessh? Genda (Tetsusho Genda) | Steve Kramer (Drew Thomas) as Roy | Bob Buchholz (Robert Wicks) |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Fukue It? (Sachie Ito) | Melora Harte (Marilyn Lane) | Sandy Fox |
Takashi (No. 26) | Tatsuhiko Nakamura | Barbara Goodson (Barbara Larsen) | Cody MacKenzie |
Masaru (No. 27) | Kazuhiro Kamifuji (Kazuhiro Kando) | Bob Bergen (Bob Berger) | |
Kaori | Yuriko Fuchizaki | Barbara Goodson (Barbara Larsen) | Michelle Ruff (Georgette Rose) |
Yamagata | Masaaki ?kura | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) as Yama | Michael Lindsay (Dylan Tully) |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Takeshi Kusao | Bob Bergen (Bob Berger) | Anthony Pulcini (Tony Sarducci) |
Nezu | Hiroshi ?take | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) as Insider | Mike Reynolds (Ray Michaels) |
Terrorist 1 | Masato Hirano | Lewis Arquette (Lewis Lemay) | Steve Blum (David Lucas) |
Terrorist 2 | Yukimasa Kishino | Wally Burr (Burt Walters) | Michael McConnohie |
Shimazaki | Yukimasa Kishino | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) | Robert Axelrod |
Colonel's Council Liaison | K?ichi Kitamura | Lewis Arquette (Lewis Lemay) as Senator | Michael Forest (Alfred Thor) |
Eiichi Watanabe | Tar? Arakawa | Bob Bergen (Bob Berger) | Eddie Frierson (Christy Mathewson) |
Mitsuru Kuwata | Yukimasa Kishino | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) | Jonathan C. Osborne |
Y?ji Takeyama | Masato Hirano | Jan Rabson (Stanley Gurd Jr.) | Skip Stellrecht (Henry Douglas Grey) |
Groupies | Kayoko Fujii Masami Toyoshima Yuka Ôno |
Lara Cody (Deanna Morris) Barbara Goodson (Barbara Larsen) Julie Phelan |
Julie Ann Taylor (Jean Howard) Patricia Ja Lee Dyanne DiRosario (Bambi Darro) |
Lady Miyako | K?ichi Kitamura | Steve Kramer (Drew Thomas) | William Frederick Knight (William Frederick) |
Inspector | Michihiro Ikemizu | Bob Bergen (Bob Berger) | Steve Staley (Steve Cannon) |
Army | Kazumi Tanaka | Steve Kramer (Drew Thomas) | Tony Oliver (Rafael Antonio Oliver) |
Harukiya Bartender | Y?suke Akimoto | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) | John Snyder (Ivan Buckley) |
While working on the Akira comic, Katsuhiro Otomo did not intend to adapt the series outside of the manga; however, he became "very intrigued" when the offer to develop his work for the screen was put before him. He agreed to an anime film adaptation of the series on the grounds that he retained creative control of the project — this insistence was based on his experiences working on Harmagedon. The Akira Committee was the name given to a partnership of several major Japanese entertainment companies brought together to realize production of an Akira film. The group's assembly was necessitated by the unconventionally high budget of around ¥1,100,000,000, intended to achieve the desired epic standard equal to Otomo's over 2,000-page manga tale. The committee consisted of Kodansha, Mainichi Broadcasting System, Bandai, Hakuhodo, Toho, Laserdisc Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation who all forwarded money and promotion towards the film. The animation for the film was provided for by animation producers, Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now TMS Entertainment).
At the time, most anime were notorious for cutting production corners with limited animation, such as having only the characters' mouths move with basic lip sync while their faces remained static. Akira broke from this trend with detailed scenes, pre-scored dialogue (wherein the dialogue is recorded before the film starts production and the movements of the characters' lips are animated to match it; a first for an anime production, although the voice actors did perform with the aid of animatics), and super-fluid motion as realized in the film's more than 160,000 animation cels. Computer-generated imagery was also used in the film (created by High-Tech Lab. Japan Inc. and the cooperative companies for computer graphics, Sumisho Electronic Systems, Inc. and Wavefront Technologies), primarily to animate the pattern indicator used by Doctor ?nishi, but it was additionally used to plot the paths of falling objects, model parallax effects on backgrounds, and tweak lighting and lens flares. Unlike its live-action predecessors, Akira also had the budget to show a fu
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