SAT AUG 29, 2026 2:30 PM AKIRA $15.00 (member) ; $20.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Directors Village | Introduction by manga editor Takeshi Katsurada Advance Screening of 4K Restoration Re-Release
ABOUT THE FILM: In Japanese with English subtitles. 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… FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Sony Pictures COUNTRY: Japan