Friends From Film School Podcast - EP 64: Akira - The Cult Anime Classic

This week we continue the journey into the weird and wonderful world of Anime. Ellis has been taken on the duty to teach Luke & Brad about the intricacies of Japanese animation and ultimately try to win them over as "Anime fans." This week, we take a look at where America's modern anime obsession started,  the 1988 cult classic, Akira. This Katsuhiro Otomo directed film tells the complex story of Kaneda, a bike gang leader, and his psychic, superpowered friend Tetsuo who has fallen victim to a secret government project. The pair faces-off against anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo's supernatural powers suddenly manifest causing a final battle between him and Kaneda in the Tokyo Olympiad. In this episode, we enlist our good friend, actor Ryan Littmann, to share his thoughts on anime and if this 33 year old movie still holds up. Time to take to the streets of Neo-Tokyo and figure out if Akira is worth the acclaim.

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