Iconic and game-changing, AKIRA
is the definitive anime masterpiece! Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark cyberpunk
classic obliterated the boundaries of Japanese animation and forced the world
to look into the future. AKIRA's arrival shattered traditional thinking,
creating space for future generations of ground-breaking movies.
July, 1988— World War III breaks
loose. Then, in 2019, in megalopolis Tokyo...
As the leader of a group of
young robust delinquents, Kaneda spent his nights tearing through the urban
wastes, racing his motorbike against rival groups. One night while riding with
his gang, his friend Tetsuo suddenly encounters a strange boy- the product of
human experimentation— and is injured in the ensuing crash. Shortly thereafter,
a military squadron appears on the scene to take the boy and Tetsuo away to an
army research facility. Determined to free Tetsuo from capture, Kaneda sneaks
into the army research lab. However, a regimen of extreme experimental
procedures has awakened a new power in his friend, and now he is consumed by
madness…
All of our screenings are 18+ unless otherwise stated, the film starts at the advertised time above.
