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Akira isn’t just a movie, it’s the genesis of a genre. It’s everywhere. If you can’t see it in the streets—if you can’t feel it crawling around inside your brain—then you have yet to be initiated. What are you waiting for?

On July 16, 1988, Tokyo was destroyed by what was believed to be a new type of bomb, triggering World War III. Thirty-one years later, in 2019, Neo-Tokyo has arisen from ashes under Japan's new political system; but the glittering city is built on foundations of poverty, ignorance and despair. Kaneda and his friends, a bunch of juvenile delinquents, rumble with a rival group of bikers. While the police attempt to disperse a riot with tear gas, the rumble continues. Tetsuo takes the lead and, after disposing of his opponents, nearly runs down what looks to be a 100-year-old baby. Tetsuo's bike suddenly explodes and he is taken prisoner by the top-secret Akira Project where he is subjected to a series of tests which unleash his latent psycho-kinetic powers. But he is really more powerful than anyone imagined and breaks out, creating a swathe of destruction across the city as he mutates into another life form.

• Akira Sound Clip (1988)
• Music for Akira
• Kaneda's Theme
• Exodus
• Ethnic Meets Hi-Tech
• Awakening
• Mutation
• Requiem
• Director Interview
• Storyboard Collection
• The Writing on the Wall
• Original Trailers
• Original Commercials
• Restoring Akira
• Picture
• English Voice Over
• English 5.1 Audio Mix
• Glossary
• U.S. Trailer (2013)
• Trailers