Akira

Tue Jan 28, 2014

20:30

Location

House of Arts and Literature
41 - 43 Athinas Street
Paphos, Paphos 8010

Description

Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project known as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, 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 ago.

Cast:
Mitsuo Iwata (Shôtarô Kaneda)
Nozomu Sasaki (Tetsuo Shima)
Mami Koyama (Kei)
Tesshô Genda (Ryu)

Director: Katsuhiro Ohtomo
Writer: Katsuhiro Ohtomo, Izô Hashimoto
Runtime: 124 min
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Language: Japanese
Production Year: 1988

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