Akira (1988 film)
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Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga Akir
Theatrical release poster
The "Akira slide" scene is regarded as one of the most iconic in anime, widely imitated and referenced in many works of animation, film, television, and video games.
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Katsuhiro Otomo
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Katsuhiro Otomo is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator, and film director. He first rose to prominence as a pioneer founder of the New Wave in the 1970s. He is best known as the creator of
Akira (1988 film)
…Akira (Japanese: アキラ, pronounced ) is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga Akira. Set in a dystopian 2019, it…
Otomo in 2016
Otomo posing on a replica of a futuristic motorcycle seen in his series Akira (2016)
France's 2016 Angoulême International Comics Festival hosted an exhibition of art created in tribute to Otomo.