Akira (1988)

Showings

State Theatre -Screen 2 Wed, Apr 6, 2016 7:00 PM
State Theatre - Theatre 1 Wed, Jan 9, 2019 7:00 PM
State Theatre - Theatre 1 Wed, Jan 9, 2019 9:30 PM
Virtual Sat, Apr 11, 2020 9:00 PM
Michigan Theater - Auditorium Fri, Oct 1, 2021 10:00 PM
Event Info
Category:Michigan Films

Description

In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after nuking the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles against anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo's supernatural power suddenly manifest. A final battle is fought in Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment's secrets. Presented in Japanese with English subtitles