Akira
Genre: Animation
Reviewed in Issue 02 of Widescreen Review
Disc Information
| Studio/Distributor | Criterion Collection |
| Catalog Number | CC1294L |
| MPAA Rating | Not Rated |
| Retail Price | $124.95 |
| Running Time | 124 |
| Color Type | Color |
| Chaptered/Scene Access | Yes |
| Closed Captioned | No |
| Theatrical Release | 1987 |
| LD Release Date | 11/92 |
| THX Digitally Mastered | No |
Credits
| Director | Katsuhito Otomo |
| Screenplay/Written By | Subscribers only |
| Story | Subscribers only |
| Music | Subscribers only |
| Production Designer | Subscribers only |
| Editor | Subscribers only |
| Executive Producers | Subscribers only |
| Co-Producers | Subscribers only |
| Producers | Subscribers only |
Picture Information
| Principal Photography | Subscribers only |
| Theatrical Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
| Measured LD Aspect Ratio | Subscribers only |
Sound Information
| Soundtrack | Dolby Surround |
| Theatrical Sound | Subscribers only |
| Remastered Dolby Digital | Subscribers only |
| Remastered DTS | Subscribers only |
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The supplemental materials include original storyboards, thousands of production drawings and animation cells, behind-the-scenes footage, original animation pencil tests, and commentary.
Story Synopsis
A tour de force animation achievement with extraordinary details. A classic science fiction set in the Neo-Tokyo of 2019. It’s the story of an angry young motorcycle gangster who encounters a mysterious supernatural force that slowly transforms him into a one-man apocalypse.
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