Akira

!9%!5"'3k!G<, 1954- film director, screenwriter.!]X!Cg!TM!<c, film producer.!4&!V3!1e!0$, film producer.!0$!I!!47!G4, director of photography-I:!;e!F'!5-, director of photography!E[!Ci!0wKV+, screenwriter.!15i!9!Cg!Cb, 1967- voice actor.!;E!;e!Tb!R;, voice actor.'<3!L$!2r!9*, 1967- voice actor.i%"i%-i%i!Wl!1?!9f!6>'CZ, production company. Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- (film director,, screenwriter.). Suzuki, Ryokei, (film producer.). Katō, Shunzō, (film producer.). Misawa, Katsuji, (director of photography.). Seyama, Takeshi, (director of photography.). Hashimoto, Izō, (screenwriter.). Sasaki, Nozomu, 1967- (voice actor.). Koyama, Mami, (voice actor.). Iwata, Mitsuo, 1967- (voice actor.). Bosch, Johnny Yong, (voice actor.). Robson, Jan, (voice actor.). Lee, Wendee, 1955- (voice actor.). Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- Motion picture adaptation of (work): Akira. (Added Author). Kōdansha, (production company.). Akira Committee (Firm), (production company.). FUNimation Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.). !15i!9!Cg!Cb, !;E!;e!Tb!R;, '<3!L$!2r!9*. Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata. English cast: Johnny Yong Bosch, Jan Rabson, Wendee Lee (Cast).

Clandestine army activities threaten the war-torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious being with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation. As a result, a biker with a twisted mind embarks on a path of war, seeking revenge against a society that once called him weak.

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Psychic ability > Japan > Tokyo > Drama.
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Human experimentation in medicine > Japan > Tokyo > Drama.
Motorcycling accidents > Japan > Tokyo > Drama.
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Anime.
Suspense films.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Action and adventure films.
Animated films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings.
Drama.

ISBN: 1421027984
Physical Description videodisc
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition 25th Anniversary edition.
Publisher [Japan] : Kōdansha, [2013]
Copyright ©1988

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes 3 audio tracks: Japanese 5.1 surround; English stereo from 1988; English 5.1 surround from 2001. Special features : Akira sound clip (1988) ; Music for Akira ; Director interview ; Storyboard collection ; The writing on the wall ; Original trailers ; Original commercials ; Restoring Akira ; Glossary ; U.S. 2013 trailer ; Trailers. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. Based on the graphic novel "Akira" by Katsuhiro Ōtomo. GMD: videodisc.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Extras.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	880-03 Director of photography, Katsuji Misawa ; editor, Takeshi Seyama.
Participant or Performer Note:	Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata. English cast: Johnny Yong Bosch, Jan Rabson, Wendee Lee
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for graphic violence and brief nudity.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; aspect ratio (16:9).
Language Note:	English or Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.

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508		.	‡6880-03 ‡aDirector of photography, Katsuji Misawa ; editor, Takeshi Seyama.
500		.	‡aIncludes 3 audio tracks: Japanese 5.1 surround; English stereo from 1988; English 5.1 surround from 2001.
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500		.	‡aOriginally produced as a motion picture in 1988.
500		.	‡aBased on the graphic novel "Akira" by Katsuhiro Ōtomo.
520		.	‡6880-04 ‡aClandestine army activities threaten the war-torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious being with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation. As a result, a biker with a twisted mind embarks on a path of war, seeking revenge against a society that once called him weak.
505	0	.	‡aDisc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Extras.
521	8	.	‡aMPAA rating: R; for graphic violence and brief nudity.
546		.	‡aEnglish or Japanese dialogue with optional English subtitles.
500		.	‡aGMD: videodisc.
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