EditAkira (1988)

Danmarkspremiere på det banebrydende animationsmesterværk instrueret af Katsuhiro Ôtomo. I år 2019 er Neo Tokyo bygget op på murbrokkerne af den gamle verden efter 3. verdenskrigs rasen 31 år tidligere. Kriminalitet, politibrutalitet, vold og korruption hærger byen, mens staten er i færd med et tophemmeligt projekt, kaldet Akira. Motorcykelbande-anføreren Kanedas bedste ven Tetsuo bliver hvirvlet ind i projektet og besidder muligvis overnaturlige kræfter. Kaneda forsøger alt for at redde ham, men står overfor et voldsomt opgør, der kan true hele verden.

Manga fans around the world will recognise instantly their favourite character. For the others, let’s explain that “Akira” is a Japanese post-apocalyptic cyberpunk animation, set in a dystopian Neo-Tokyo. It revolves around Shōtarō Kaneda, biker gang leader, whose childhood friend developes supernatural abilities after being exposed to an unknown radiation. Tetsuo Shima is the boy who acquires his telekinetic powers after a motorcycle crash However, he accidentally finds himself in the centre of a big conflict that, if escalates further, threatens to destroy the planet. Again some info for the Japanese manga ultra fans - the director has decided to keep the design of most characters. If you were expecting to see the familiar story, have in mind that the plot has been considerably changed. As a result, it includes little of the last half of the well-know manga.