Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo
Written by Katsuyo Otomo/Izzo Hashimoto
Starring: Iwata Mitsuhiro/Sasaki Maki/Yasumi Koyama/Tetsuko Genda/Hiro Otake
Genre: Action/Sci-fi/Animation
Production country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 1988-07-16(Japan)
Running time: 124 minutes
Synopsis of Akira
In July 1988, the Kanto region was exploded with a new type of bomb, and World War III immediately broke out. Thirty-one years later, mankind rebuilt the city from the ruins, and built a huge city on Tokyo Bay – New Tokyo. The world seemed to be returning to its former prosperity.
One night in 2019, on a closed highway outside New Tokyo, a mob group was racing on the road. The leading teenager is a vocational high school student named Jintian.
Suddenly, a strange short man appeared on the street, and the young iron male of the violent family flew out of the road to avoid the car accident. Just as Jintian was about to take the man for the crime, the army flew a helicopter to arrive. Take the little man into custody with Tetsuo.
Tetsuo enters a strange place where research on superpowers seems to be taking place. And Kinda is planning how to rescue iron Xiong. Unbeknownst to both, their future has begun to change dramatically because of the mysterious power of Akira.