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A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.

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Nominated for the Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film (1989)
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Box office
Grossed $56.7M worldwide, about 10.0 times its $5.7M budget
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Based on
Based on Akira
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Setting
Set in Neo Tokyo and Tokyo
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Music
Music by Tsutomu Ōhashi
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Director: Katsuhiro Otomo
Writers: Izo HashimotoScreenplay
Katsuhiro OtomoComic Book, Screenplay
Original title: AKIRA
Status: Released
Release date: July 16, 1988
Original language: Japanese
Budget: $5.7M
Revenue: $56.7M
Countries: Japan

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