| Edition |
25th Anniversary edition. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround |
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DVD video NTSC |
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video file DVD video Region 1 rda |
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Motion picture |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; aspect ratio (16:9). |
| Cast |
Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata. |
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佐々木望, 小山茉美, 岩田光央. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Katsuji Misawa ; editor, Takeshi Seyama. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Clandestine army activities threaten the war-torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious being with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation. As a result, a biker with a twisted mind embarks on a path of war, seeking revenge against a society that once called him weak. |
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1988 年7月、第三次世界大戦勃発。そして、2019 年、メガロポリス東京・・・。健康優良不良少年グループのリーダー・金田は、荒廃したこの都市でバイクを駆り、暴走と抗争を繰り返していた。ある夜、仲間の鉄雄は暴走中、奇怪な実験体の少年と遭遇し、転倒負傷。呆然とする金田たちの前で、彼らは軍の研究所へと連れ去られてしまう。鉄雄救出のために研究所へ潜入を試みる金田。だが、彼はそこで、過度の人体実験により新たな「力」に覚醒した、狂気の鉄雄を見る・・・。一方、研究所内の特殊ベビールームでは、実験体の少女が、「最高機密=アキラ」 の目覚めを予言。鉄雄は自らの力の謎に近づくべく、地下深く眠る「アキラ」への接近を開始した. |
| Note |
Special features include: Akira sound clip (1988); Music for Akira, director interview; Storyboard collection; The writing on the wall; Original trailers; Original commercials; Restoring Akira; Glossary; U.S. 2013 trailer; trailers. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Feature film -- Disc 2. Extras. |
| Language |
English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Juvenile delinquents -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
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Motorcycle racing -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
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Human experimentation in medicine -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
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Motorcycling accidents -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
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Research institutes -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
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Mental illness -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
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Human experimentation in medicine. (OCoLC)fst00963042
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Juvenile delinquents. (OCoLC)fst00985367
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Mental illness. (OCoLC)fst01016547
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Motorcycle racing. (OCoLC)fst01028038
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Motorcycling accidents. (OCoLC)fst01028136
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Research institutes. (OCoLC)fst01095299
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Japan -- Tokyo.
(OCoLC)fst01204835
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| Genre/Form |
Animated films. (OCoLC)fst01726127
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Science fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710407
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Thrillers (Motion pictures) (OCoLC)fst01726193
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Science fiction films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Animated films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Anime.
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Suspense films.
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| Added Author |
Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- film director, screenwriter.
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大友克洋, 1954- film director, screenwriter.
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Noma, Sawako, producer.
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Suzuki, Ryokei, producer.
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Katō, Shunzō, producer.
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Misawa, Katsuji, cinematographer.
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三澤勝治, cinematographer.
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Seyama, Takeshi, cinematographer.
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瀬山武司, cinematographer.
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Hashimoto, Izō, screenwriter.
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橋本以蔵, screenwriter.
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Sasaki, Nozomu, 1967- actor.
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佐々木望, 1967- actor.
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Koyama, Mami, actor.
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小山茉美, actor.
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Iwata, Mitsuo, 1967- actor.
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岩田光央, 1967- actor.
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FUNimation Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
704400094194 |
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704400094187 |
| ISBN |
1421027984 |
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9781421027982 |
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1421027976 |
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9781421027975 |
| Music No. |
FN-09419 Funimation Entertainment |
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