Movies like Akira

Key Features:: Dystopian future, Psychic powers, Government conspiracy, Urban decay, Motorcycle gang, Experimentation, Loss of control, Social unrest, Transformation, Destruction, Rebellion, Cult classic, Violence-high, Sci-fi, Tokyo, Coming-of-age
Tone:: serious, stylized, dramatic
Target Audience:: Sci-fi enthusiasts, Action fans, Cult film aficionados, Anime enthusiasts
Emotional Arc:: Intrigue → Tension → Chaos

Akira

1988-06-10

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.

Genres

Animation, Science Fiction, Action

Cast

Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Taro Ishida, Mizuho Suzuki, Tessyo Genda, Koichi Kitamura, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Masaaki Okura, Takeshi Kusao

Crew

Katsuhiro Otomo, Izo Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo

Rating

★7.9(4561 votes)