About this release
One of the best-known examples of contemporary Japanese animation, this cyberpunk adventure takes place in the post-apocalyptic city of Neo-Tokyo. A teen-age boy is exposed to a mysterious energy source and develops telekinetic powers that place him at the center of a conflict that may destroy the world.
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Disc 1
UHD
Akira (1988)
124 min
AnimationActionScience Fiction
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.
Credits
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Writer
Izo Hashimoto
Katsuhiro Otomo
Cast
Mitsuo Iwataas Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasakias Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyamaas Kei (voice)
Taro Ishidaas Colonel Shikishima
Mizuho Suzukias Doctor Ônishi
Tessyo Gendaas Ryûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamuraas Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizakias Kaori (voice)
Masaaki Okuraas Yamagata (voice)
Takeshi Kusaoas Kai (voice)
Cinematographer
Katsuji Misawa
Composer
Shoji Yamashiro
Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Producer
Shunzo Kato
Ryohei Suzuki
Disc 2
BDAkira (1988)
124 min
AnimationActionScience Fiction
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.
Credits
Director
Katsuhiro Otomo
Writer
Izo Hashimoto
Katsuhiro Otomo
Cast
Mitsuo Iwataas Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Nozomu Sasakias Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Mami Koyamaas Kei (voice)
Taro Ishidaas Colonel Shikishima
Mizuho Suzukias Doctor Ônishi
Tessyo Gendaas Ryûsaku (voice)
Koichi Kitamuraas Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizakias Kaori (voice)
Masaaki Okuraas Yamagata (voice)
Takeshi Kusaoas Kai (voice)
Cinematographer
Katsuji Misawa
Composer
Shoji Yamashiro
Editor
Takeshi Seyama
Producer
Shunzo Kato
Ryohei Suzuki
Release Details
- Packaging
- Steelbook
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- June 23, 2026