Animated. Based on the graphic novel : Akira / Katsuhiro Otomo. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. Special featurers: English translation of graffiti. "Enhanced for 16:9 television"--Container.
Summary:
Set in post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo in 2019, cyberpunk Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. Soon, Tetsuo's supernatural power leads to bloody deaths, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira's secrets were buried 30 years ago.
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