Akira Returns to Italian Cinemas for 30th Anniversary
Nexo Digital, in collaboration with Dynit, will screen Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 anime masterpiece Akira in Italian theaters on April 18, 2018, for a single day. The film, which cost approximately one billion yen and was produced by the Akira Committee—a consortium of ten production companies—follows Tetsuo and Kaneda in a post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo. A new dubbing direction accompanies the screening. The movie is renowned for its advanced animation, cyberpunk aesthetic, score by Shoji Yamashiro (Tsutomu Ohashi), and themes of atomic war, reflecting Japanese anxieties post-Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It influenced artists like Shinya Tsukamoto, Takashi Murakami, and Shintaro Kago.
Key facts
- Akira will be screened in Italian theaters on April 18, 2018, for one day only.
- The screening is organized by Nexo Digital and Dynit.
- The film was directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and released in 1988.
- It cost about one billion yen and was produced by the Akira Committee.
- The score was composed by Shoji Yamashiro (Tsutomu Ohashi).
- The story is set in a post-apocalyptic Neo-Tokyo in 2019.
- The film addresses themes of atomic war and genetic mutation.
- It influenced Shinya Tsukamoto, Takashi Murakami, and Shintaro Kago.
Entities
Artists
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- Shoji Yamashiro
- Tsutomu Ohashi
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Takashi Murakami
- Shintaro Kago
- Katsuhiro Ōtomo
Institutions
- Nexo Digital
- Dynit
- Akira Committee
- Lucca Comics & Games
Locations
- Italy
- Tokyo
- Neo-Tokyo
- Hiroshima
- Nagasaki
- Japan