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©1988 MASH・ROOM / AKIRA COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved. A brand-new 35mm print of Ôtomo Katsuhiro’s “Akira” – struck from the 4K master and the first of its kind to be created anywhere in the world in decades – will make its debut at BFI Southbank, London, from Aug. 14–19, distributor Anime Limited has revealed.
The print will then tour selected cinemas across the U.K. and Ireland for the remainder of the year.
Set in a neon-soaked future Tokyo, the film centers on Kaneda, the leader of a delinquent biker gang, and his friend Tetsuo, who becomes entangled in a covert government experiment after a late-night collision with a mysterious child. The British Film Institute has described the film as “a vital cornerstone of the cyberpunk genre.”
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