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2013

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	Akira [videorecording] / directed by Katsuhiro Otomo ; producer, Sawako Noma ... [et al.] ; screenwriter, Izo Hashimoto, Katsuhiro Otomo.
Edition:	25th Anniversary edition.
Description:	2 videodiscs (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:	Clandestine army activities threaten the war-torn city of Neo-Tokyo when a mysterious being with powerful psychic abilities escapes his prison and inadvertently draws a violent motorcycle gang into a heinous web of experimentation. As a result, a biker with a twisted mind embarks on a path of war, seeking revenge against a society that once called him weak.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
Subjects:	Juvenile delinquents -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama. Motorcycle racing -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama. Human experimentation in medicine -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama. Motorcycling accidents -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama. Research institutes -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama. Mental illness -- Japan -- Tokyo -- Drama. Science fiction films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Animated films. Feature films. Fiction films.
Other Author:	Ōtomo, Katsuhiro, 1954- Hashimoto, Izō. Sasaki, Nozomu, 1967- Koyama, Mami. FUNimation Entertainment (Firm)
Notes:	Title from web page. Originally released as motion picture in 1988. Special features: Akira sound clip (1988); Music for Akira, director interview; Storyboard collection; The writing on the wall; Original trailers; Original commercials; Restoring Akira; Glossary; U.S. 2013 trailer; trailers. Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama. DVD; NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; aspect ratio (16:9). English or Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.
ISBN:	9786315182853 1421027984 9781421027982 1421027976 9781421027975
Publisher Number:	FN-09419 DV-09418A DV-09418B
Other Number:	859684359
System Availability:	6
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	6
Control Number:	436640
# Local items in:	3
# System items in:	3
Call Number:	DVD ANIME Akira
Medium:	[videorecording]

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