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2002 Festival programme.
Akira
Saturday 16th February 10:30 AM - Theatre By The Lake
Director:Katsuhiro Otomo
Cert:12 Year: 1988 Length:124mins
Country:Japan Language:Japanese
In post-World War III Japan, a secret military project turns a biker gang member into a raging psionic psychopath. For his debut feature, Otomoto reworks his own highly successful comic strip into a staggering piece of animation, its complex plot being both imaginative and serious.
Critics
“The film moves with such kinetic energy, you'll be hanging on for dear life”
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