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Akira(1988)
Akira(1988)
Viisually incredible anime set in a post-apocalyptic community.
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Year
1988
Duration
89 minutes
Genres
Animation
Language
English
Certificate
UNAVAILABLE TO STREAM
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Synopsis
This Japanese anime is the deeply moving tale of a teenage boy and his young sister fighting to survive during World War II. Their home is destroyed, their father is a soldier who is away fighting, and their mother is killed by a bomb. At first they stay with an aunt - but she treats them badly, so they travel to the countryside where they find a cave to shelter in. The country is still under attack - but the light of the fireflies they capture to illuminate their cave provides a rare moment of joy. This harsh and haunting story is incredibly powerful and rewarding, and possibly the best war film ever made.
Director/s
- Isao Takahata
Cast (in alphabetical order)
- Rhoda Chrosite,
- Shannon Conley,
- Crispin Freeman,
- Dan Green,
- Amy Jones
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This film has a few uses of mild bad language and contains moderate war horror.
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