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3 days ago · Akira (Japanese: アキラ) is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film [4] directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's 1982 manga of the same name.
5 days ago · Akira's cyberpunk dystopian world is appealing for many reasons, with its aesthetics being at the top of the list. It is also rich in meaning: in Otomo's film, the worldbuilding reflects a society ...
7 hours ago · September 29, 2024 by Hassan. Cyberpunk stories often occur in Asia because of their strong visual appeal and influence from films like Blade Runner. Asian cities symbolize futuristic technology and cultural richness. They reveal Western interests and fears about the East, incorporating elements from Japan and Hong Kong, while addressing themes ...
6 days ago · Critics and movie directors alike refer to Akira as one of the greatest and most influential films of the past 30 years. So it’s no wonder fans discredited Stephen Spielberg and George Lucas for turning the film down because it wouldn’t suit western audiences.
3 days ago · My knowledge developed, piecing together different parts of the movie which had initially seemed irrelevant. Within the Japanese subgenre of cyberpunk, Akira’s use of body horror has massively influenced future works, both animated and live-action. It exists as yet another symbolic use of blurring the line between organic and machine, a ...
3 days ago · Akira isn’t just a movie – it’s the genesis of a genre. Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark cyberpunk classic obliterated the boundaries of Japanese animation and forced the world to look into the future.
2 days ago · Cyberpunk 2077 is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by the Polish studio CD Projekt Red, and published by CD Projekt, and based on Mike Pondsmith's Cyberpunk tabletop game series. The plot is set in the fictional metropolis of Night City, California, within the dystopian Cyberpunk universe.
