{"product_id":"akira-blu-ray","title":"Akira Blu-ray","description":"Neo-Tokyo, 2019. Thirty-one years after World War III, the city has been rebuilt into a sprawling, neon-lit metropolis of inequality and simmering unrest. Shotaro Kaneda leads the Capsules, a motorcycle gang that runs the ruined outer districts at night. His childhood friend Tetsuo Shima rides with him — smaller, less respected, always in Kaneda's shadow. When Tetsuo nearly collides with a strange child during a night ride, military operatives descend on both of them and take Tetsuo away. The child is one of three survivors of secret government experiments conducted decades ago — experiments that produced psychic abilities of catastrophic power, and ultimately destroyed the original Tokyo. Tetsuo emerges from military custody changed. The power growing inside him is unlike anything since the experiments, and it is awakening something that has been sealed beneath the ruins of the old city. Kaneda infiltrates a revolutionary underground group pursuing the truth about the experiments. Tetsuo spirals toward a transformation that no human frame can contain. And deep below Neo-Tokyo, the entity called Akira waits.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAkira is the 1988 theatrical film written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, adapting his own 2,182-page manga. Produced by TMS Entertainment, the film required 160,000 animation cels — more than any anime film before it — and was the first anime to be lip-synced to a pre-recorded voice track rather than dubbed after animation. Its score by Geinoh Yamashirogumi uses gagaku, choral processing, and orchestral electronics to create one of the most distinctive soundtracks in film history. The film was the first anime ever released by the Criterion Collection on LaserDisc in 1992. It influenced the visual language of cyberpunk film and television globally and is consistently cited as one of the most important films ever made. Following the release of FUNimation Entertainment's Blu-ray version of the film in 2013, both English dubs — the 1988 Streamline dub and the 2001 Pioneer\/Animaze dub — have been featured in American home media releases.  This Blu-ray + DVD Combo collects both language versions alongside the original Japanese audio on a 3-disc set.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNotable Staff \u0026amp; Voice Talent\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDirector \/ Screenplay:\u003c\/b\u003e Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira manga, Steamboy, Memories, Spriggan supervision, Metropolis screenplay)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCo-Screenplay:\u003c\/b\u003e Izo Hashimoto\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharacter Design:\u003c\/b\u003e Takashi Nakamura\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStudio:\u003c\/b\u003e TMS Entertainment \/ Tokyo Movie Shinsha\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMusic:\u003c\/b\u003e Geinoh Yamashirogumi\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProduction:\u003c\/b\u003e Akira Committee (Bandai Visual, Kodansha, Mainichi Broadcasting, Toho, Hakuhodo)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJapanese Cast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Mitsuo Iwata as Shotaro Kaneda\u003cbr\u003e\n- Nozomu Sasaki as Tetsuo Shima\u003cbr\u003e\n- Mami Koyama as Kei (Tekkaman Blade II, Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge)\u003cbr\u003e\n- Taro Ishida as Colonel Shikishima\u003cbr\u003e\n- Tessho Genda as Ryusaku (Gate Keepers, Z.O.E. Dolores I, Metropolis)\u003cbr\u003e\n- Yuriko Fuchizaki as Kaori (Oh My Goddess! OVA, Tenchi in Tokyo, Sakura Wars)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1988 Streamline English Dub Cast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Cam Clarke as Shotaro Kaneda\u003cbr\u003e\n- Jan Rabson as Tetsuo Shima\u003cbr\u003e\n- Barbara Goodson as Lady Miyako (Tenchi Movie 2, Love Hina Christmas Special, RG Veda)\u003cbr\u003e\n- Steve Kramer as Dr. Onishi (Shinesman — appears in both English dubs)\u003cbr\u003e\n- Eddie Frierson as additional cast (appears in both English dubs)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e2001 Pioneer\/Animaze English Dub Cast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Johnny Yong Bosch as Shotaro Kaneda (Power Rangers, Trigun, Ah My Goddess The Movie)\u003cbr\u003e\n- Jan Rabson as Tetsuo Shima\u003cbr\u003e\n- Wendee Lee as Kei (El-Hazard, Tenchi Universe, Gestalt, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)\u003cbr\u003e\n- Barbara Goodson as Lady Miyako\u003cbr\u003e\n- Lara Cody as Kaori (Rurouni Kenshin Trust \u0026amp; Betrayal)\u003cbr\u003e\n- Steve Kramer as Dr. Onishi\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBlu-ray Features (FUNimation 3-Disc Blu-ray + DVD Combo)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Blu-ray Disc + DVD Disc + Digital Copy — 3-Disc Set\u003cbr\u003e\n- 1988 Streamline English Dub \u0026amp; 2001 Pioneer\/Animaze English Dub — Both Included\u003cbr\u003e\n- Japanese Dolby TrueHD Stereo at 192kHz\u003cbr\u003e\n- English Dolby TrueHD 5.1\u003cbr\u003e\n- Storyboard Featurettes\u003cbr\u003e\n- Interview with Katsuhiro Otomo\u003cbr\u003e\n- Theatrical Trailers \u0026amp; TV Spots\u003cbr\u003e\n- FUNimation Previews\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSpoken Languages:\u003c\/b\u003e English (1988 Streamline \u0026amp; 2001 Pioneer\/Animaze dubs) \u0026amp; Japanese Audio, English Subtitles\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEdition Details\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJapanese Title:\u003c\/b\u003e AKIRA (アキラ)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRuntime:\u003c\/b\u003e ~124 Minutes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDirector:\u003c\/b\u003e Katsuhiro Otomo\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBlu-ray + DVD Combo Release Year:\u003c\/b\u003e 2013 (U.S. Release — FUNimation Entertainment, 3-Disc Set)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOriginal Release Date (Japan):\u003c\/b\u003e July 16, 1988\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e FUNimation Entertainment\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRating:\u003c\/b\u003e R\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRegion:\u003c\/b\u003e Region A \/ Region 1 (North America)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Includes both 1988 Streamline and 2001 Pioneer\/Animaze English dubs on a single set — the first release to combine both dubs. 3-disc set: Blu-ray + DVD + Digital. Later 4K UHD releases available (December 2020 Limited Edition; January 2022 standard reissue).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGenre:\u003c\/b\u003e Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, Action\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThemes:\u003c\/b\u003e Psychic Powers, Neo-Tokyo 2019, Government Experiments, Tetsuo's Transformation, Landmark of World Cinema\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMedia assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.","brand":"Pioneer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42557499048021,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/7673\/7365\/files\/165594.webp?v=1780535557","url":"https:\/\/hifilofi.shop\/products\/akira-blu-ray","provider":"HiFi LoFi","version":"1.0","type":"link"}