Akira

Akira

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

R 1988 · 124 min · ★ 7.9 (5K) · Animation, Science Fiction, Action

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.

Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo · Written by Izo Hashimoto

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