When two young bikers, Kaneda and Tetsuo, encounter a mysterious child during a gang fight one night, they suddenly become military targets. Biker gangs, protesters, and citizens live in chaos while the police state keeps everyone in line. Set decades after an unexplained explosion in Tokyo initiated a third World War, Akira takes place in the city rebuilt on Tokyo’s ruins. While the result can occasionally be confusing, its animation holds up against anything produced today. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, the film attempts to distill thousands of pages of manga into a two-hour st Perhaps the most famous anime movie ever, Akira is still regarded as a high-water mark for adult animation.
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