Synopsis
The definitive anime masterpiece! Neo-Tokyo, 2019. The city is being
rebuilt post World War III. Kaneda and Tetsuo, two high school drop outs,
stumble on a secret government project to develop new weapons - telekinetic
humans. Tetsuo learns of the existence of his 'peer', Akira, the project's
most powerful subject, and determines to challenge him...
Now in 4K, the seminal science fiction anime returns with remastered 4K
visuals and remixed audio and has never looked better! Releasing in a new
Limited Edition set AKIRA comes complete with 4K Blu-ray, standard Blu-ray,
and a third Blu-ray disc packed with extras on
7th December.
AKIRA 4K Limited Edition includes:
1x 4K UHD Blu-ray
2x Standard Blu-ray
1x 40 page booklet featuring: ‘The Energy Of Akira Stimulates The Human
Mind’ by Ryusuke Hikawa, ‘The Music of Akira Continues to Evolve’ by Reiji
Asakura, a round table interview with the Japanese cast and sound director,
and ‘Timeline of Events in Akira’
All packaged in a rigid collectors box.
Bonus Blu-ray special features include:
AKIRA sound making 201
AKIRA soundclip by Geinoh Yamashirogumi
End credits for 1998 theatrical release
Theatrical preview – Trailer collection with English subtitles
Storyboard collection.
