Akira (アキラ) is a 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto. The screenplay is based on Otomo's manga of the same name.
The film became a hugely popular cult film and is widely considered to be a landmark in Japanese animation.
English Voice Cast (1988 Streamline Dub; Uncredited)
- Bob Bergen - Kai, No.27 Masaru
- Cam Clarke - Shotaro Kaneda
- Steve Kramer - Ryu
- Tony Pope - Colonel Shikishima
English Voice Cast (2001 Pioneer Dub)
- Johnny Yong Bosch - Shotaro Kaneda
- Joshua Seth - Tetsuo Shima
- Wendee Lee - Kei
- Sandy Fox - No.25 Kiyoko
- James Lyon - Colonel Shikishima
- Cody Mackenzie
- Robert Wicks - Ryu
- Sparky Thornton - Teacher A
- Chloe Thornton
- Detroit Louie
- Matt "Masamune" Miller
- Matthew Hustin
- Dylan Tully - Yamagata
- Michael Sorich - Parliament Member D
- Russell Thor - Old Parliament Member
- Ray Michaels - Mr. Nezu
- George C. Cole - Police Interrogator#2
- Lee Kelso
- Pee Jay Lee
- Mona Marshall
- Michael McConnohie
- Georgette Rose - Kaori
- Peter Lee
- Jim Taggert
- G. Gordon Baer - Parliament Member A
- Robert Axelrod
- Reba West
- Steve Cannon - News Reporter, Police Officer
- David Umansky - Police Communication
- Steve Kramer - Police Interrogator#1
- David Lucas
- Henry Douglas Grey
- Simon Isaacson - Dr. Onishi
- Ted Rae
- Rafael Antonio - Man in Crowd, Unit 375
- William Frederick
- Frederick Bloggs
- Kurt Wimberger
- Lisa Tarulli
- Jessica Gee
- Joe Romersa
- Ivan Buckley - Harukiya Bartender
- Jonathan C. Osborne
- Josil Ferhardt
- Jean Howard - Girl
- Guy Pinkham
- Mike Lembaw
- Harold Muckle
- Doug Stone - Parliament Member E
- Bambi Darro
- Christy Mathewson
- Emily Brown
- Ethan Murray
- Sam Strong
- Richard Plantagenet
- Dan Martin
- Jackson Daniels - Man in Crowd, Preacher
- W.T. Hatch
- Christopher Joyce
- Adam Sholder
- Tony Sarducci
- Barbara Goodson
- Lex Lang
- Dougary Grant
Additional Voices (Uncredited)
- Bob Papenbrook - Parliament Member C