15 certificateAkira is a Film programme that first aired in 1988 and has been classified a 15 certificate.

Akira is a 4 star programme

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Akira (1988)

Directed by
Katsuhiro Ôtomo

This influential anime movie involves secret government experiments on children with ESP (known as Akira) going awry.

The plot follows Kaneda, whose close friend Tetsuo becomes involved in the government secret Akira project.

On his way to save his friend, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader.

The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo's supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira's secrets were buried 30 years previously.

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Genre: Film

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1988

Rating:
4/5 Stars

Classification: 15 Certificate

Production Country: Japan

Filmed in Colour

Cast

Mitsuo Iwata...Shôtarô Kaneda
Nozomu Sasaki...Tetsuo Shima
Mami Koyama...Kei
Tesshô Genda...Ryûsaku
Hiroshi Ôtake...Nezu
Kôichi Kitamura...Priestess Miyako/Council A
Michihiro Ikemizu...Inspector/Council I
Yuriko Fuchizaki...Kaori
Masaaki Ôkura...Yamagata
Tarô Arakawa...Eiichi Watanabe/Council G/Army
Takeshi Kusao...Kai
Kazumi Tanaka...Army
Masayuki Katô...Engineer Sakiyama/Council D
Masato Hirano...Yûji Takeyama/Spy/Council F
Yôsuke Akimoto...Harukiya Bartender