[Blu-ray] Akira (1988)

[Blu-ray] Akira (1988)

Also Known As: Korean release title: 아키라

Director: Katsuhiro Otomo

Country / Year: Japan, 1988

Disc: 1 disc

Age Rating: 15+

Runtime: 124 min 26

Language: Japanese

Subtitle: Korean, English

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (16:9) 1080P

Synopsis:

Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga Akira. Set in a dystopian 2019, it follows Shōtarō Kaneda, the leader of a biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires powerful telekinetic abilities after colliding with a child esper in a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex 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 does not include much of the latter half of the manga, which continued publication for two years after the film's release. Released on disc in Korea as "아키라".