Akira (35mm)

About this event

This film contains flickering or flashing images or lights which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy. These screenings will be shown on 35mm film. Iconic and game-changing, Akira is the definitive anime masterpiece, returning to Filmhouse and screening from 35mm film! 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…