Akira

1988Katsuhiro Otomo124 min

Cinema

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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.

Genre

Animation
Sci-Fi
Action

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Large-format capture: Shot on Animated in 1.85:1 and photographed in 65mm, per Wikipedia

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Low end below soundbar range
Whisper-to-blast range

Attention

Reading required

Reading required: Original language ja, per TMDB

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Akira

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