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| Product Details |
| The makers of "Akira" present another milestone Japanimation epic in this futuristic odyssey about an elite half-cyborg female agent sent out to apprehend a cyber-genius data thief who is plundering the very contents of people's minds. Contains nudity and violence. The Collector's Edition includes a special 30-minute documentary on the making of the film. |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Directors: |
Mamoru Oshii |
| UPC: |
013138200495, 013138502698, 013138508898, 044004648134, 044004648332, 780063552929, 780063552936, 780063557139 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 30min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Original Japanese; Dubbed and Subtitled English, DVD: Special Edition, DVD: The Essence of Anime, VHS: Original Japanese; Dubbed English, VHS: Original Japanese; Subtitled English, VHS: Original Japanese; Subtitled English; Special Edition, VHS: Special Edition; Original Japanese; Dubbed English |
| MPAA Rating: |
Unrated |
| Subgenre: |
Theatrical Release |
| Release Date: |
1995 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
Japanese |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: Original Japanese; Dubbed English
- 1hr 30min
- WEA
- June 18, 1996
- Unrated
- 780063552936
- Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo
, - VHS: Original Japanese; Subtitled English; Special Edition
- 2hr 0min
- WEA
- July 29, 1997
- Not Rated
- 044004648332
- Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Stereo
, - VHS: Original Japanese; Subtitled English
- 1hr 30min
- WEA
- July 30, 1996
- Unrated
- 780063557139
- Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo
, - VHS: Special Edition; Original Japanese; Dubbed English
- 2hr 0min
- WEA
- July 29, 1997
- Not Rated
- 044004648134
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Kazunori Ito |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/01/1996, p.39, Kim Newman): "...Richly imagined....Slick and visually dazzling...", (06/21/1996, p.76, Steve Daly): "...A knockout vision of a machine-run cityscape...", (12/01/2003, p.130, Ceri Thomas): "...[With] a Disney-bashing level of detail, prolonged musings about the human soul and an eye-saucering hard line in action...", (12/01/2003, p.159, Kevin Maher): "Sublimely realised, intellectual ponderous, cheesy fun." |
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