Akira (アキラ) is a Japanese anime cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and written by Izo Hashimoto and Otomo. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga Akira. The film was released in Japan on July 16, 1988 and had a limited screening in North America on December 25, 1989. The film was released in North America on VHS by Streamline Pictures in 1990 and on DVD and VHS by Geneon Entertainment Inc. on July 24, 2001.
Cast (1989 Streamline Pictures Version)
- Jimmy Flinders - Shotaro Kaneda
- Drew Thomas - Ryu
- Lewis Lemay
- Barbara Larsen - Kaori, No.26 Takashi
- Stanley Gurd Jr. - Tetsuo Shima
- Tony Mozdy - Colonel Shikishima, Interrogator
- Deanna Morris - Kei
- Bob Berger - Kai, No.27 Masaru
- Marilyn Lane - No.25 Kiyoko
- Watney Held
- Burt Walters
- Julie Phelan
- Christopher Mathewson
- Brad Wurst
- Jim Warrington
English Voice Cast (2001 Pioneer Version)
- Johnny Yong Bosch - Shotaro Kaneda
- Joshua Seth - Tetsuo Shima
- Wendee Lee - Kei
- Sandy Fox - No.25 Kiyoko
- James Lyon - Colonel Shikishima
- Cody Mackenzie - No. 26 Takashi
- Robert Wicks - Ryu
- Sparky Thornton - Yokogawa
- Chloe Thornton
- Detroit Louie
- Matt "Masamune" Miller
- Matthew Hustin
- Dylan Tully - Yamagata
- Michael Sorich - Parliament Member D
- Russell Thor - Old Parliament Member
- Ray Michaels - Mr. Nezu
- George C. Cole - Police Interrogator#2
- Lee Kelso - Nezu's Secretary
- Pee Jay Lee - Girl
- Mona Marshall
- Michael McConnohie - Resistance Member 2
- Georgette Rose - Kaori
- Peter Lee
- Jim Taggert
- G. Gordon Baer - Parliament Member A
- Robert Axelrod - Shimazaki
- Reba West
- Steve Cannon - News Reporter, Police Officer
- David Umansky - Police Communication
- Steve Kramer - Police Interrogator#1
- David Lucas
- Henry Douglas Grey - Takeyama
- Simon Isaacson - Dr. Onishi
- Ted Rae - Kuwata
- Rafael Antonio - Orange Whistle Biker, Man in Crowd, Unit 375
- William Frederick - Miyako
- Frederick Bloggs - Principal
- Kurt Wimberger
- Lisa Tarulli
- Jessica Gee
- Joe Romersa
- Ivan Buckley - Harukiya Bartender
- Jonathan C. Osborne
- Josil Ferhardt
- Jean Howard - Girl
- Guy Pinkham
- Mike Lembaw
- Harold Muckle
- Doug Stone - Parliament Member E
- Bambi Darro - Girl
- Christy Mathewson - Watanabe
- Emily Brown
- Ethan Murray - Black Joker Biker
- Sam Strong
- Richard Plantagenet
- Dan Martin
- Jackson Daniels - Man in Crowd, Preacher
- W.T. Hatch - Sakiyama
- Christopher Joyce
- Adam Sholder
- Tony Sarducci - Kai
- Barbara Goodson
- Lex Lang
- Dougary Grant
Additional Voices (Uncredited)
- Bob Papenbrook - Parliament Member C
- Daran Norris - Gym Teacher
- Travis Weaver - No. 27 Masaru