Saturday 16th February 10:30 AM - Theatre By The Lake
Akira
Details
Director: Katsuhiro Otomo Country: JapanCert: 12 Year: 1988 Length: 124 minsLanguage: Japanese
Synopsis
In post-World War III Japan, a secret military project turns a biker gang member into a raging psionic psychopath. For his debut feature, Otomoto reworks his own highly successful comic strip into a staggering piece of animation, its complex plot being both imaginative and serious.
Critics

The film moves with such kinetic energy, you'll be hanging on for dear life

Richard Harrington, Washington Post