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Akira 4K Remaster
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Sunday July 24, 2022 07:00 PM EDT
Cost: $10+
CL RECOMMENDS
CL Critic Curt Holman Recommends: This stylish, futuristic cyberthriller, released in the United States in 1989, was many American viewers’ gateway to the Japanese anime. Expect this 4K remaster to be even more impressive on the big screen. — CH
From the venue:
In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after the nuking of the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo’s supernatural powers suddenly manifest. A final battle is fought in Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment’s secrets.