DVD
2 of 2 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
Akira
Call Number
- DVD ANIMATION (CEN, EAS)
Edition
25th anniversary edition.
Languages
English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
Performers
Voices: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Taro Ishida, Tessyo Genda, Mizuho Suzuki, Tatsuhiko Nakamura, Sachie Ito, Kazuhiro Kando.
Publication Information
Flower Mound, TX : FUNimation, [2013]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (124 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; graphic violence, brief nudity.
Uniform Title
Summary
July, 1988. World War III breaks loose. Then, in 2019, in megalopolis, Tokyo-- As the leader of a group of young robust delinquents, Kaneda spent his nights tearing through the urban wastes, racing his motorbike against rival group. One night while riding with his gang, his friend Tetsuo suddenly encounters a strange boy--the product of human experimentation--and is injured in the ensuing crash. Shortly thereafter, a military squadron appears on the scene to take the boy and Tetsuo away to an army research facility. Determined to free Tetsuo from capture, Kaneda sneaks into the army research lab. However, a regimen of extreme experimental procedures has awakened a new power in his friend, and now he is consumed by madness.
Notes
Based on the graphic novel "Akira" by Katsuhiro Otomo.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988.
Special features: Three audio tracks: the remastered Japanese (2009), the original English (1988), & the remastered English (2001) ; original trailers ; original commercials ; U.S. trailer (2013) ; trailers.
Contents
- Disc 1. Feature film
- Disc 2. Extras.