Akira

1988 · directed by Katsuhiro Otomo

Rating
80/100
Hit
yes

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.

Akira (1988), directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

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

Crew

  • Katsuji Misawa — Director of Photography
  • Takeshi Seyama — Editor
  • Shoji Yamashiro — Original Music Composer
  • Izo Hashimoto — Screenplay
  • Katsuhiro Otomo — Screenplay

More from Katsuhiro Otomo

  1. Memories (1995) — 75/100
  2. Robot Carnival (1987) — 69/100
  3. Neo Tokyo (1989) — 69/100
  4. Steamboy (2004) — 67/100
  5. Short Peace (2013) — 66/100

How these numbers work: Methodology