Akira - Special Edition (1987) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Movie Details Genre Animation Director Katsuhiro Otomo Producer Shunzo Kato; Ryohei Suzuki Writer Izo Hashimoto; Katsuhiro Otomo Studio Pioneer Studios Language English Audience Rating R Running Time 124 mins Country USA Color Color Plot The Masterpiece Returns! In 1988, the landmark Anime film Akira, by director Katsuhiro Otomo, defined the cutting edge of Anime around the world. By today's standards, Akira remains a landmark achievement in cel animation and retains the explosive impact of its highly detailed animation and its intensely violent saga of power and corruption. Pioneer Entertainment proudly presents this classic film, completely restored and digitally re-mastered. Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda's motorcycle gang encounters a military operation to retrieve an escaped experimental subject. The military captures Tetsuo and conducts experiments on him that unleash his latent psychic ability, but when these new powers rage out of control, Tetsuo lashes out at the world that has oppressed him! Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 526 Collection Status In Collection Links DVD Empire Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic) Layers Single side, Dual layer UPC 013023156890 Chapters 36 Release Date 7/24/2001 Subtitles English Packaging Custom Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 JAPANESE: Dolby Digital Surround Nr of Disks/Tapes 1 Extra Features Disc One 1: The Feature Capsule Option - English translation of graffiti Scene Access THX Optimizer THX Certified Disc 2: Bonus Material Akira Production Report Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashiro Gumi Interview of Director Katsuhiro Otomo Over 4,500 Stills of Akira Glossary Original Teasers and Trailers Interviews of Restoration Staff