| Description | On July 16 1988 Tokyo was destroyed by what was believed to be a new type of bomb triggering World War III. Thirty-one years later in 2019 Neo-Tokyo has arisen from ashes under Japan s new political system; but the glittering city is built on foundations of poverty ignorance and despair. Kaneda and his friends a bunch of juvenile delinquents rumble with a rival group of bikers. While the police attempt to disperse a riot with tear gas the rumble continues. Tetsuo takes the lead and after disposing of his opponents nearly runs down what looks to be a 100-year-old baby. Tetsuo s bike suddenly explodes and he is taken prisoner by the top-secret Akira Project where he is subjected to a series of tests which unleash his latent psycho-kinetic powers. But he is really more powerful than anyone imagined and breaks out creating a swathe of destruction across the city as he mutates into another life form. |