Akira - Limited Edition Tin (1987) My Rating 10.0 Place mouse over image to enlarge, left button for back cover Actor Production Team Director Katsuhiro Otomo; Katsuhiro Ôtomo Producer Shunzo Kato; Ryohei Suzuki Writer Izo Hashimoto; Katsuhiro Otomo Studio Pioneer Studios Plot Please Take Note: Please be advised that this tin is out of print. We do have a limited number but we cannot guarantee any order once they are sold. In 1988, the landmark Anime film Akira, by director Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, Akira remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Pioneer Entertainment proudly presents this classic film, completely restored and digitally re-mastered. Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda's motorcycle gang encounters a military operation to retrieve an escaped experimental subject. The military captures Tetsuo and conducts experiments on him that unleash his latent psychic ability, but when these new powers rage out of control, Tetsuo lashes out at the world that has oppressed him! Movie Details Genre Action; Animation; Anime; Japanimation Country USA Language English Running Time 124 mins Audience Rating R Movie Release Date 1987 Color Color Personal Details Format DVD Index 10 Collection Status In Collection Product Details Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic) Layers Single side, Dual layer Chapters 36 Release Date 1/7/2003 Subtitles English Packaging Custom Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 JAPANESE: Dolby Digital Surround No. of Disks 2 Extra Features Disc 1: The Feature: Capsule Option - English Translation Of Graffiti Scene Access THX Optimizer THX Certified Disc 2: Bonus Material: Akira Production Report Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashiro Gumi Interview of Director Katsuhiro Otomo Over 4,500 Stills of Production Materials Over 100 Stills of Akira Glossary Original Teasers and Trailers Interviews of Restoration Staff Links