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Actors: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Akira |
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In this animated movie Tetsuo and Kenada are two friends in a biker gang. During a fight with another gang, Tetsuo is captured by the military. The military discover that he has psychic abilities, however his power soon grows until he snaps. He then goes on a rampage using his abilities to destroy anything that gets in his way.
--Jack Bauer, Resident Scholar
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When a teenager runs over a small boy and is taken to hospital doctors find he has psychic powers but eventually he runs away and as his powers increase he becomes more mentally unstable looking for the entity AKIRA. He finally finds akira but AKIRA is already dead and the teenager begins to lose control of his power making transform into a deformed baby made up of organs that goes on a rampage.
--aj harris, Resident Scholar
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Tetsuo and Kaneda, childhood friends and gang members, are caught up in the middle of the bike war. Tetsuo winds up in an accident. The Militia see him fit for the experiment of Project: Akira (the person you rarely see in the movie, but is considered the foundation of the project).
Taken back to the lab against his own will, the experiments done on Tetsuo begin to kick in as he has flashbacks and his Telekenetic abilities begin to kick in. It gets to a point where the mental games agrivate him so much that he takes it out on the patients and the small world that has oppressed him.
--A.D., Resident Scholar
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The year was 2030 in Neo-Japan thirty years after the third World War. A local biker gang was chasing their rivals. One of the bikers, Tetsuo is force to stop suddenly because a kid is in the way. As he flips over a pile of garbage an is seriously wounded. A local organization picks up Tetsuo and brings him to a "hospitol." The doctor realizes that Tetsuo is a perfect subject for the experiment. After the operation, Tetsuo is confused and disoriented. A few days later he desides to go see this Akira person under a stadium. Tetsuo discovers that he has been gaining powers ever since the operation he had after the crash. After realizing that Akira is dead, he is enraged and starts destroying things left and right. His best friend Keneda is the only person to stop him. Though there is much I havent said but I would need a lot more time than I have in one day. But out of all of the movies I have seen, this is most certainly the best. The animation is incredible, and the plot line is amazing. This 1980's film is a classic must see. I give this movie one million Memory sticks up.
--Joshua Gillman, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Akira |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 35%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 45%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Mental/Magical powers focus
Yes
Character operated on/altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- Given added abilities
If a cartoon...
- animated cartoon
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- telekinesis
- can fly
- teleportation
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- very skinny (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- Japanese
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- near future (later in 21st century)
- Post-disaster
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Misc settings
- mental hospital
- bar/restaurant
- lab
Kind of city
- Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Style
Tone of movie
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- Japanese
Subtitles?
- Yes
Is this movie based on a
- comics
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