Now, before we get into the main points of how you can watch 'Akira' right now, here are some particulars about the MBS, Sumitomo Corporation, TOHO, Kodansha, Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Bandai, Hakuhodo, LaserDisc Corporation animation flick. Akira starring Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Taro Ishida has a R rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min. The release date of the movie is October 19th, 1988. The movie received a user score of 79/100 on TMDb, which is informed by reviews from 4,561 active users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop."
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'Akira' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 19th, 1988
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
November 4th, 1992
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