EP 64: Akira - The Cult Anime Classic

Friends From Film School Podcast - EP 64: Akira - The Cult Anime
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This week we continue the journey into the weird and wonderful
world of Anime. Ellis has been taken on the duty to teach Luke
& Brad about the intricacies of Japanese animation and
ultimately try to win them over as "Anime fans." This week, we
take a look at where America's modern anime obsession started,
 the 1988 cult classic, Akira. This Katsuhiro Otomo directed
film tells the complex story of Kaneda, a bike gang leader, and
his psychic, superpowered friend Tetsuo who has fallen victim to
a secret government project. The pair faces-off against
anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible
scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo's
supernatural powers suddenly manifest causing a final battle
between him and Kaneda in the Tokyo Olympiad. In this episode, we
enlist our good friend, actor Ryan Littmann, to share his
thoughts on anime and if this 33 year old movie still holds up.
Time to take to the streets of Neo-Tokyo and figure out if Akira
is worth the acclaim.


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