Akira
Prince Charles Cinema7 Leicester Place, London
Fri 25 Sept · 15:00 · £14.50
About this event
Iconic and game-changing, AKIRA is the definitive anime masterpiece! Katsuhiro Otomo's landmark cyberpunk classic obliterated the boundaries of Japanese animation and forced the world to look into the future. AKIRA's arrival shattered traditional thinking, creating space for future generations of ground-breaking movies. July, 1988 - World War III breaks loose. Then, in 2019, in megalopolis Tokyo...As the leader of a group of young robust delinquents, Kaneda spent his nights tearing through the urban wastes, racing his motorbike against rival groups. One night while riding with his gang, his friend Tetsuo suddenly encounters a strange boy - the product of human experimentation and is injured in the ensuing crash. Shortly thereafter, a military squadron appears on the scene to take the boy and Tetsuo away to an army research facility. Determined to free Tetsuo from capture, Kaneda sneaks into the army research lab. However, a regimen of extreme experimental procedures has awakened a new power in his friend, and now he is consumed by madness..
Dates & tickets
7 Leicester Place, London
15:00Fri 25 Sept
17:00Sat 26 Sept
20:35Sun 27 Sept
14:45Wed 30 Sept
20:45Fri 6 Nov· £14.50
14:35Sat 7 Nov· £14.50
15:10Tue 10 Nov
20:45Thu 12 Nov· £14.50
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