68	METASCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews

8.6	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 142 Ratings

Akira

Toho Company | Release Date: December 25, 1989

Summary: Based on Katsuhiro Otomo's 2,000 page manga, Akira begins on July 16, 1988, when what was believed to be an atomic bomb was dropped on Tokyo, completely destroying the city and marking the beginning of WWIII.

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Runtime:	124 min
Rating:	Rated R for graphic violence and brief nudity
Production:	Toho Company
Genres:	Action, Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Animation
Countries:	Japan, JP
Language:	Japanese
Home Release Date:	Jul 24, 2001

Director	Credit
Katsuhiro Ôtomo	Director

Writer	Credit
Izô Hashimoto	Screenplay
Katsuhiro Ôtomo	Screenplay

Principal Cast	Credit
Hiroshi Ôtake	Nezu
Kôichi Kitamura	Lady Miyako/Committee A
Mami Koyama	Kei
Masaaki Ôkura	Yamagata
Michihiro Ikemizu	Inspector/Committee I
Mitsuo Iwata	Kaneda
Nozomu Sasaki	Tetsuo Shima
Tarô Arakawa	Army/Committee G/Eiichi Watanabe
Tesshô Genda	Ryu
Yuriko Fuchizaki	Kaori

Cast	Credit
Hiroshi Ôtake	Nezu
Kazumi Tanaka	Army
Kôichi Kitamura	Priestess Miyako/Council A
Masaaki Ôkura	Yamagata
Masato Hirano	Yûji Takeyama/Spy/Council F
Masayuki Katô	Engineer Sakiyama/Council D
Michihiro Ikemizu	Inspector/Council I
Mitsuo Iwata	Shôtarô Kaneda
Takeshi Kusao	Kai
Tarô Arakawa	Eiichi Watanabe/Council G/Army
Tesshô Genda	Ryûsaku
Yôsuke Akimoto	Harukiya Bartender
Yuriko Fuchizaki	Kaori

Producer	Credit
Haruyo Kanesaku	Producer
Hiroe Tsukamoto	Producer
James Yosuke Kobayashi	Executive Producer
Ryohei Suzuki	Producer
Sawako Noma	Executive Producer
Shunzo Kato	Producer
Yoshimasa Mizuo	Associate Producer
Yutaka Maseba	Producer