Anime Month - Akira

The classic anime which along with Ghost in the Shell is widely believed to have brought anime into the mainstream consciousness outside of Japan.


A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and 

a group of psychics can stop.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Writers: Katsuhiro Ôtomo (screenplay), Izô Hashimoto (screenplay)

Introduction - 10 mins
The movie starts at 7:40 PM
20 minutes post-screening discussion