Akira

AKIRA

Limited editon print

- 1988 -

124 minutes

Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo

Manga by Katsuhiro Otomo

Music by Geino Yamashiro

Its 2019 and Neo-Tokyo is about to Explode!

The powerful and haunting music score of "Akira" incorporates the use of traditional Japanese instruments in an energetic, wild and stimulating addition to the Anime.

The music is truly amazing!

Kaneda model by the Kodansha company

Akira is the first "for cinema" release Anime which really caught the attention of foreign audiences. It is this film which is credited with the "switching on" of non-Japanese fanatics to the world of Japanese animation.

Portrait of Kaneda

Tetsuo and Koari

Akira is a fast paced action laced film of huge proportions.

The storyline is complex (which is often the case with Japanese adult orientated Anime), however the philosophy behind the idea is deep and and gives its audience great insight into the world we live in.

Akira is a film which deserves to be watched and rewatched. Through doing this a true understanding of the great depth of the ideas within the Anime will finally crystalise.

*All art work shown is from the collection of Geoffrey Clifton.