Get ready to experience Neo Tokyo andbody horrormadness in 4K as a new restoration of anime classic Akiraheads to theaters and IMAX soon.
Tickets areon sale nowforAkira, in theaters and IMAX onSeptember 4.
The restoration brings a new trailer and poster, below.
July, 1988— World War III breaksloose.Then, in 2019, in megalopolis Tokyo…As the leader of a group of young robust delinquents, Kaneda spent his nights tearing through the urban wastes, racing his motorbike against rival groups. One night while riding with his gang, his friend Tetsuo suddenly encounters a strange boy- the product of human experimentation— and is injured in the ensuing crash. Shortly thereafter, a military squadron appears on the scene to take the boy and Tetsuo away to an army research facility.
Determined to free Tetsuo from capture, Kaneda sneaks into the army research lab. However, a regimen of extreme experimental procedures has awakened a new power in his friend, and now he is consumed by madness…
Katsuhiro Otomodirects the 1998 cyberpunk classic from a script he co-wrote with Izo Hashimoto, based onOtomo’s1982 manga of the same name.
A live-action adaptation of Akirahas been in development hellfor yearsat Warner Bros., with Taika Waititimost recently attached to direct.
