Genre Defining: Akira (1988)
The Fumblers find themselves the subject of bizarre experiments being conducted by an oppressive government and they are left with no choice but to turn to evil to save ourselves and our friends. One of us does mutate into a hideous body horror blob and I think you'll be surprised to find out who.
Episode Theme: Genre Defining
The Fumblers find themselves the subject of bizarre experiments being conducted by an oppressive government and they are left with no choice but to turn to evil to save ourselves and our friends. One of us does mutate into a hideous body horror blob and I think you'll be surprised to find out who.
Akira 1988 - R - 2h4m
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend.
Director: Katsushiro Otomo Writer: Katsushiro Otomo, Izo Hashimoto Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama
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