AKIRA
UK Premiere. New voiceover track and digitally remastered.

Time:
4.00pm
Date:
02-02-02
Venue:
Curzon Soho
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Country: Japan/USA
Runtime: 124
Colour: Colour
Language: English




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Kaneda is a bike gang leader whose close friend Tetsuo gets involved in a government secret project knowned as Akira. On his way to save Tetsuo, Kaneda runs into a group of anti-government activist, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader. The confrontation sparks off Tetsuo's supernatural power leading to bloody death, a coup attempt and the final battle in Tokyo Olympiad where Akira's secrets were buried 30 years ago.

This new version features a new English translation, new voices and has been colour corrected and digitally re-mastered.


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