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( a-ki-ra) is a 1988 Japanese animated film co-written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo based on his manga of the same name. The film is set in a neon-lit futuristic post-apocalyptic Tokyo in 2019. While most of the character designs and basic settings were directly adapted from the original 2,182 page manga epic, the restructured plot of the movie differs considerably from the print version, pruning much of the last half of the book. Akira is regarded by many critics as a landmark anime film,... full article at wikipedia
Initial release date
  • Jul 16, 1988
Tagline
  • Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.
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  • 124.0min
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  • 1,100,000,000.0
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Netflix ID
  • 60021103
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Last edited by ejt_bot Jun 25, 2008
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