Katsuhiro OTOMO 大友克洋
Akira
Nippon Retro ²
AKIRA is set in the Tokyo of the year 2019 (which was still some time in the future when the film was made), depicting a metropolis torn between luxury and decay. Members of a motorcycle gang become involved in secret parapsychological experiments of the military, which awaken enormous destructive powers in one of them. OTOMO adapted his own manga for the film, which conjures up a realistic apocalyptic mood, using all the possibilities of the anime genre.
Guests:
Florian Höhr
Sat., August 29, 2020, 20:30
Kino des DFF
With an introduction by Florian Höhr
35mm, English dubbed version
FSK 16
Sun., August 30, 2020, 18:00
Kino des DFF
With an introduction by Florian Höhr
35mm, English dubbed version
FSK 16
Animation Science-Fiction Classic
アキラ
Japan 1988
125 minutes
Director
Katsuhiro OTOMO
Script
Katsuhiro OTOMO, Izo HASHIMOTO based on a manga by Katsuhiro OTOMO
Cinematography
Katsuji MISAWA
Music
Shoji YAMASHIRO
About Katsuhiro OTOMO
大友克洋
Katsuhiro OTOMO, born 1954 in Miyagi, debuted in 1973 as manga artist and has won several prices ever since. His most famous manga AKIRA has become well-known in Germany after its film version and set high benchmarks for high quality animes.
In cooperation with Japanisches Kulturinstitut (The Japan Foundation) and DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum
