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Akira

"Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E."

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Ratings & Reviews

TMDB
7.9/10
4,761 votes
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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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0

Wins

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1

Nomination

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination
Nominated
Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$5.7M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$49.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$43.3M

ROI: +760%

Budget Recovery860% of budget
$0|Budget: $5.7M|Revenue: $49.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

174.9K

Daily Avg

2.9K

7-Day Trend

-12%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

Akira

manga series

Story Setting

Set In
TokyoNeo Tokyo
Time Period
2019World War IIIJuly 16, 1988

Themes & Subjects

#rebellion#telekinesis#destructiveness#humannature#outlawmotorcycleclub#frenemy#humansubjectresearchproject#failedstate#powerofcreation

Extended Crew & Production

Film Editing

Takeshi Seyama

Music / Score

Tsutomu Ōhashi

Production Companies

TMS EntertainmentTohoBandaiMainichi Broadcasting SystemSumitomo CorporationKodansha

Distributors

Disney+Toho

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Akira

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United States of AmericaR
Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel—Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At HomeAmazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Canada
Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll—Apple TV StoreApple TV Store
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR
United Kingdom15
AustraliaM
Germany16
FranceU
Switzerland16
Denmark15
Spain12

+13 more countries

Production

Director

Katsuhiro Otomo

Writers

Izo Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo, Katsuhiro Otomo

Production Companies

MBSSumitomo CorporationTOHOKodanshaTokyo Movie ShinshaBandai

Cast

Mitsuo Iwata photo

Mitsuo Iwata

Shotaro Kaneda (voice)

Nozomu Sasaki photo

Nozomu Sasaki

Tetsuo Shima (voice)

Mami Koyama photo

Mami Koyama

Kei (voice)

Taro Ishida photo

Taro Ishida

Colonel Shikishima

Mizuho Suzuki photo

Mizuho Suzuki

Doctor Ônishi

Tessyo Genda photo

Tessyo Genda

Ryûsaku (voice)

Koichi Kitamura photo

Koichi Kitamura

Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)

Yuriko Fuchizaki photo

Yuriko Fuchizaki

Kaori (voice)

Masaaki Okura photo

Masaaki Okura

Yamagata (voice)

Takeshi Kusao photo

Takeshi Kusao

Kai (voice)

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Kazuhiro Kamifuji

Masaru / No. 27 (voice)

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Tatsuhiko Nakamura

Takashi / No. 26 (voice)

Tags & Keywords

armystreet gangsaving the worldtotal destructionexperimentgeneralmegacityatomic bombstadiumundergroundmutationdystopiacyberpunkbased on mangamotorcycle gang

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