Akira
Title:
Akira
Author:
Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- , film director, screenwriter.
Edition:
25th anniversary edition.
Publication Information:
Flower Mound, Texas : Funimation, [2013]
©2013
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Clandestine army activities threaten the war-torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious being with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation. As a result, a biker with a twisted mind embarks on a path of war, seeking revenge against a society that once called him weak.
General Note:
Contains all three audio tracks: the remastered Japanese (2009), the original English (1988) and the remastered English (2001)
Title from container.
Based on the graphic novel "Akira" by Katsuhiro Ōtomo.
Extras: Akira sound clip (1988) ; director interview ; storyboard collection ; the writing on the wall ; original trailers ; original commercials ; restoring Akira ; glossary ; U.S. trailer (2013) ; trailers.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
MPAA rating: R; for graphic violence and brief nudity.
Geographic Term:
ISBN:
9781421027975
UPC:
704400094187
Format :
Blu-Ray
