Akira
Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
- Director
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $49M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
17 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Akira actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Akira appears in 4 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #45
Placed at #45 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #47
Placed at #47 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Animation Movies Ranked #48
Placed at #48 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #98
Placed at #98 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAnnecy Cristal for a Feature Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Akira returned 8.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $49M
- Release date
- Jun 10, 1988
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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