Akira
“Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.”
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.
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Cast
77 people
Mitsuo Iwata
Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
Known for
JUJUTSU KAISEN
Golden Boy
Nozomu Sasaki
Tetsuo Shima (voice)
Known for
Death Note
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Mami Koyama
Kei (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Z
Dragon Ball
Taro Ishida
Colonel Shikishima
Known for
The Castle of Cagliostro
Metropolis
Mizuho Suzuki
Doctor Ônishi
Known for
The Return of Godzilla
Youth of the Beast
Tessyo Genda
Ryûsaku (voice)
Known for
Naruto Shippūden
One Piece
Koichi Kitamura
Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
Known for
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Kazuhide Kondo
Masaru (voice)
Yuriko Fuchizaki
Kaori (voice)
Known for
Kiki's Delivery Service
Revolutionary Girl Utena
Masaaki Okura
Yamagata (voice)
Known for
Perfect Blue
Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle
Masaaki Ôkura
Yamagata
Takeshi Kusao
Kai (voice)
Known for
Dragon Ball Super
Dragon Ball Z
Katsuhiro Otomo Director · Izo Hashimoto Screenplay Shoji Yamashiro Composer
Worldwide gross $57M · Budget $5.7M · United States release December 25, 1989
Box office
Budget
$5,700,000
Worldwide gross
$56,725,538
Gross vs. budget
10.0×
Production
MBS
Production
Sumitomo Corporation
Production
TOHO
Production
Kodansha
Production
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Production
Bandai
Production
Hakuhodo
Production
LaserDisc Corporation
Production
Akira Committee Company Ltd.
Production
Bandai Visual
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Studio Aoi
Production
Studio Fuga
Production
TMS Entertainment
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 16, 1988
Theatrical
United States · December 25, 1989
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York / Los Angeles, California (English dub)
United States · November 4, 1992
Physical · The Criterion Collection Laserdisc
United States
March 1, 2001 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
September 24, 2020 · Limited theatrical · 4K restoration (IMAX)
September 4, 2026 · Theatrical · 4K restoration
Argentina
September 10, 2026 · Theatrical · Reestreno
Chile
November 12, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Reestreno
Estonia
July 16, 2025 · Limited theatrical · 4K restoration
Sweden
November 6, 1998 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
United Kingdom
January 25, 1991 · Theatrical
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