Akira
(Blu-ray)
Contributors
Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- film director,
Hashimoto, Izō, screenwriter.
Sasaki, Nozomu, 1967- actor.
Koyama, Mami, actor.
FUNimation Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
Hashimoto, Izō, screenwriter.
Sasaki, Nozomu, 1967- actor.
Koyama, Mami, actor.
FUNimation Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
Published
Flower Mound, Texas : Funimation, [2013?].
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
Twenty-fifth Anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Carpinteria Library - Audio Visual - DVDs | JAPAN | On Shelf |
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Published
Flower Mound, Texas : Funimation, [2013?].
Edition
Twenty-fifth Anniversary edition.
Language
jpn
UPC
704400094187
Notes
General Note
Originally released as motion picture in 1988.
General Note
Special features: Akira sound clip (1988); Music for Akira, director interview; Storyboard collection; The writing on the wall; Original trailers; Original commercials; Restoring Akira; Glossary; U.S. 2013 trailer; trailers.
General Note
"The 25th anniversary edition includes all three audio tracks; the remastered Japanese (2009), the original English (1988), & the remastered English (2001)"--Container.
Participants/Performers
Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama.
Description
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.
System Details
Blu-ray; region A; 1080p High Definition 16x9; Dolby TrueHD English 2.1, Dolby TrueHD Japanese 2.0 and 5.1; requires a Blu-ray player
Language
English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Animated films.
Feature films
Fiction films.
Foreign films -- Japan.
Human experimentation in medicine -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Juvenile delinquents -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Mental illness -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Motorcycle racing -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Motorcycling accidents -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Research institutes -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures).
Feature films
Fiction films.
Foreign films -- Japan.
Human experimentation in medicine -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Juvenile delinquents -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Mental illness -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Motion pictures, Japanese.
Motorcycle racing -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Motorcycling accidents -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Research institutes -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama.
Science fiction films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures).
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ōtomo, K., Hashimoto, I., Sasaki, N., & Koyama, M. (2013). Akira (Twenty-fifth Anniversary edition.). Funimation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Katsuhiro Ōtomo et al.. 2013. Akira. Funimation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Katsuhiro Ōtomo et al.. Akira Funimation, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, Izō Hashimoto, Nozomu Sasaki, and Mami Koyama. Akira Twenty-fifth Anniversary edition., Funimation, 2013.
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