Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures are bringing Akira back to Canadian theatres this September. The landmark 1988 adaption of Katsuhiro Ōtomo’s manga of the same name will be screened in IMAX for the first time. The movie was originally released in North America by Streamline Pictures in 1990. It was most recently given a theatrical run across Canada in 2020 by Funimation for its 4K remaster.
Katsuhiro Ōtomo directed the film at TMS Entertainment and co-wrote the script alongside Izō Hashimoto. Shōji Yamashiro composed the film’s score.
Iconic and game-changing, AKIRA is the definitive anime masterpiece! Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark cyberpunk classic obliterated the boundaries of Japanese animation and forced the world to look into the future. AKIRA’s arrival shattered traditional thinking, creating space for future generations of ground-breaking movies.
July, 1988— World War III breaks loose. Then, in 2019, in megalopolis Tokyo…
As the leader of a group of young robust delinquents, Kaneda spent his nights tearing through the urban wastes, racing his motorbike against rival groups. One night while riding with his gang, his friend Tetsuo suddenly encounters a strange boy― the product of human experimentation— and is injured in the ensuing crash. Shortly thereafter, a military squadron appears on the scene to take the boy and Tetsuo away to an army research facility. Determined to free Tetsuo from capture, Kaneda sneaks into the army research lab. However, a regimen of extreme experimental procedures has awakened a new power in his friend, and now he is consumed by madness …
The film will open on September 4th. It will solely be available in Japanese with English subtitles. To purchase tickets for the screenings, click here: Cineplex (IMAX) | Landmark (IMAX). For additional IMAX information, click here.
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For any last-minute changes, keep your eyes on the official website for the release.
