Akira
Prince Charles Cinema, Leicester Place 7, WC2H 7BY London, Chinatown
About
A screening of the anime film AKIRA. Directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo and starring Mami Koyama, Mitsuo Iwata and Nozomu Sasaki, it is a landmark cyberpunk classic. In 2019 megalopolis Tokyo, gang leader Kaneda races his motorbike through urban wastes until his friend Tetsuo is taken by the army after an encounter with a strange boy. When experimental procedures awaken a destructive new power in Tetsuo, Kaneda sneaks into the research lab to free him, while his friend is consumed by madness.
Written by a model, sources: princecharlescinema.com
Critics
7.6Very good
Critics praise the dazzling animation, detailed designs and kinetic energy, calling it an anime landmark. They fault a convoluted, hard-to-follow plot, a slow and talky pace, and an over-the-top ending.
Reviews: Mutant Reviewers, The Cinema Critic, 100Films.co.uk, Moria, TMDb
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Showtimes
Fri 6 Nov
Prince Charles CinemaLeicester Place 7, WC2H 7BY London
Sat 7 Nov
Prince Charles CinemaLeicester Place 7, WC2H 7BY London
Tue 10 Nov
Prince Charles CinemaLeicester Place 7, WC2H 7BY London
Thu 12 Nov
Prince Charles CinemaLeicester Place 7, WC2H 7BY London
Venue
Prince Charles Cinema is in London’s Chinatown.
Leicester Place 7, WC2H 7BY London
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- Katsuhiro Ôtomo
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 125 min
