Film record

Akira

Original title: アキラ

1988Feature film124 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Genres
science fiction film · action film · dystopian film · cyberpunk · post-apocalyptic film · science fiction anime

Credits

Direction

Katsuhiro Otomo — Directing

Editing

Takeshi Seyama — Editing

Music

Tsutomu Ōhashi — Music composition

Cast

Mitsuo Iwata — Voice acting
Nozomu Sasaki — Voice acting
Mami Koyama — Voice acting
Tarō Ishida — Voice acting
Tesshō Genda — Voice acting
Masaaki Ōkura — Voice acting
Yōsuke Akimoto — Voice acting
Yukimasa Kishino — Voice acting
Takeshi Kusao — Voice acting
Hiroshi Ōtake — Voice acting
Kazumi Tanaka — Voice acting
Mizuho Suzuki — Voice acting
Michihiro Ikemizu — Voice acting
Kōichi Kitamura — Voice acting
Yuriko Fuchizaki — Voice acting
Masato Hirano — Voice acting

Production

Shunzō Katō — Production
Sawako Noma — Executive production

Writing

Izō Hashimoto — Screenwriting
Katsuhiro Otomo — Screenwriting
Documented participation

Film companies and organizations

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Distribution

Tōhō

International
Verified
Distribution

Disney+

International
Verified
Production

Bandai

International
Verified
Production

Tōhō

International
Verified

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

Japan · Original release
16 Jul 1988Checked 16 Sep 2026
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