Animated film / 1988
AKIRA
Synopsis
In Neo-Tokyo in 2019, the year before the Tokyo Olympics, Tetsuo Shima, a member of a biker gang led by Kaneda, is injured when he cannot avoid a strange child on the highway and is taken away with the child by an army helicopter. While Kaneda and the others search for him, Tetsuo is given a drug and a mysterious power begins to awaken in him.
Titles
People Behind the Work
Director
1988 theatrical film
[3]
Screenwriter
Composer
1988 theatrical film; credited as music director (音楽監督)
[3]
Other / Unspecified
1988 theatrical film; music performance (演奏), including 「AKIRAのテーマ」
[3]1988 theatrical film; assistant animation director (作画監督補)
[3]1988 theatrical film; sound director (音響監督)
[3]1988 theatrical film; sound recording (録音)
[3]1988 theatrical film; director of photography (撮影監督)
[3]1988 theatrical film; editing (編集)
[3]
Animation Director
1988 theatrical film; 作画監督
[3]
Art Director
1988 theatrical film; 美術監督
[3]
Source Author
1988 theatrical film; original manga
[3]
Character Designer
1988 theatrical film
[3]
Studios and Companies
- TohoDistribution
1988 theatrical film; Japan; listed in TMS's combined broadcaster/distributor field (放送局/配給会社)
[3] - 東京ムービー新社Animation Production
1988 theatrical film; animation production (アニメーション制作); the studio is now TMS Entertainment
[3] - アキラ製作委員会Production
1988 theatrical film; production committee (製作)
[3]
Sources and Notes
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Source Notes
Original Japanese Title, Runtime in Minutes, English Synopsis, Spanish Synopsis, English Title
Accessed: 2026-10-30
Source Notes
Original Japanese Title, Format, Release Year, Runtime in Minutes
Accessed: 2026-10-29, 2026-10-30
Source Notes
Original Japanese Title, Release Year, Runtime in Minutes, English Synopsis, Spanish Synopsis
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; co-written with 大友克洋
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; credited as music director (音楽監督)
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; music performance (演奏), including 「AKIRAのテーマ」
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; 作画監督
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; assistant animation director (作画監督補)
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; 美術監督
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; sound director (音響監督)
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; sound recording (録音)
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; director of photography (撮影監督)
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; editing (編集)
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; original manga
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; co-written with 橋本以蔵
People and Roles
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; Japan; listed in TMS's combined broadcaster/distributor field (放送局/配給会社)
Studios and Companies
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; animation production (アニメーション制作); the studio is now TMS Entertainment
Studios and Companies
Accessed: 2026-10-30
1988 theatrical film; production committee (製作)
Studios and Companies
Accessed: 2026-10-30
Artwork Credits
TMDB / respective rights holders
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https://developer.themoviedb.org/docs/faq Owner-approved (Jaime Fili, 2026-10-31) noncommercial archive use of TMDB images under TMDB's API terms, matching the archive's other TMDB artwork; TMDB attribution shown on Sources and credits (https://orbital-memory.netlify.app/en/credits). Underlying artwork rights remain with their respective holders. 1988 theatrical film; film still (as listed on TMDB)
TMDB / respective rights holders
Usage Details
https://developer.themoviedb.org/docs/faq Owner-approved (Jaime Fili, 2026-10-31) noncommercial archive use of TMDB images under TMDB's API terms, matching the archive's other TMDB artwork; TMDB attribution shown on Sources and credits (https://orbital-memory.netlify.app/en/credits). Underlying artwork rights remain with their respective holders. 1988 theatrical film; Japanese release poster (as listed on TMDB)