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Akira

Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Neighbor

Japan at the Brink Film Series
(R) Japan – 2 hr 4 min – in Japanese with English subtitles
1988 · d. Otomo Katsuhiro
Starring the voices of Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama
Free for students!

In this animated feature set in the dystopian world of Neo-Tokyo, an outcast teenage biker develops supernatural powers and retaliates against corrupt authorities, but risks losing a part of himself. Visceral imagery and dark themes replete with adolescent angst make this film a cult classic and widely recognized as a landmark of Japanese anime.

William Gardner, associate professor of Japanese at Swarthmore College, and students from Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges will lead a discussion after the film.

For more information and ticketing, please visit our website, BrynMawrFilm.org.

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