アキラ / Akira is a 1988 Japanese animated post-apocalyptic science fiction film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, produced by Ryōhei Suzuki and Shunzō Katō, and written by Otomo and Izo Hashimoto, based on Otomo's manga of the same name.
Set in a dystopian 2019, Akira tells the story of Shōtarō Kaneda, a leader of a local biker gang whose childhood friend, Tetsuo Shima, acquires incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident, eventually threatening an entire military complex amidst chaos and rebellion in the sprawling futuristic metropolis of Neo-Tokyo. While most of the character designs and settings were adapted from the manga, the plot differs considerably and removes much of the last half of the manga.
Japanese[]
Name | Dubber |
---|---|
Young Shōtarō Kaneda | 岩田 光央 / Mitsuo Iwata |
Shōtarō Kaneda | |
Tetsuo Shima | 佐々木 望 / Nozomu Sasaki |
Kei | 小山 茉美 / Mami Koyama |
Colonel Shikishima | 石田 太郎 / Tarō Ishida |
Doctor Ōnishi | 鈴木瑞穂 / Mizuho Suzuki |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | 玄田 哲章 / Tesshō Genda (Tetsusho Genda) |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Fukue Itō (Sachie Ito) |
Takashi (No. 26) | 中村 龍彦 / Tatsuhiko Nakamura |
Masaru (No. 27) | 神藤一弘 / Kazuhiro Kamifuji (Kazuhiro Kando) |
Kaori | 渕崎 ゆり子 / Yuriko Fuchizaki |
Yamagata | 大倉 正章 / Masaaki Ōkura |
Kaisuke (Kai) | 草尾 毅 / Takeshi Kusao |
Nezu | 大竹 宏 / Hiroshi Ōtake |
Terrorist 1 | 平野正人 / Masato Hirano |
Terrorist 2 | 岸野 幸正 / Yukimasa Kishino |
Shimazaki | |
Colonel's Council Liaison | 北村 弘一 / Kōichi Kitamura | 木村 一 / Hajimu Kimura |
Eiichi Watanabe | 荒川 太郎 / Tarō Arakawa |
Mitsuru Kuwata | 岸野 幸正 / Yukimasa Kishino |
Yūji Takeyama | 平野正人 / Masato Hirano |
Groupies | 藤井 佳代子 / Kayoko Fujii 豊島まさみ / Masami Toyoshima 大野由佳 / Yuka Ōno |
Lady Miyako | 木村 一 / Hajimu Kimura |
Inspector | 池水 通洋 / Michihiro Ikemizu |
Army | 田中和実 / Kazumi Tanaka |
Harukiya Bartender | 秋元 羊介 / Yōsuke Akimoto |
Engineer Sakiyama | 加藤 将之 / Masayuki Katō |
Catalan[]
Title: Akira
Release date: 1996
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Sergi Zamora | |
Tetsuo Shima | Albert Trifol Segarra | |
Kei | Sílvia Gómez | |
Colonel Shikishima | Coronel | Joan Carles Gustems |
Doctor Ōnishi | Antonio Crespo | |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Ryūsaku (Roy) | Oriol Rafel |
Takashi (No. 26) | Xavier Fernández | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Emili Freixas | |
Kaori | Núria Trifol | |
Yamagata | Yamagata (Yama) | Aleix Estadella |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Kai | Claudi Domingo |
Nezu | Josep Maria Zamora | |
Mitsuru Kuwata | Amadeu Aguado | |
Yūji Takeyama | Pep Ribas | |
Inspector | Santi Lorenz | |
Harukiya Bartender | Harukiya | José Javier Serrano |
Engineer Sakiyama | Enginyer Sakiyama | Quim Roca |
English 1989[]
Title: Akira
Dub studio: Electric Media
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Cam Clarke (Jimmy Flinders) | |
Tetsuo Shima | Jan Rabson (Stanley Gurd Jr.) | |
Kei | Kay | Lara Cody (Deanna Morris) |
Colonel Shikishima | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) | |
Doctor Ōnishi | Lewis Arquette (Lewis Lemay) | |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Roy | Steve Kramer (Drew Thomas) |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Melora Harte (Marilyn Lane) | |
Takashi (No. 26) | Barbara Goodson (Barbara Larsen) | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Bob Bergen (Bob Berger) | |
Kaori | Barbara Goodson (Barbara Larsen) | |
Yamagata | Yama | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Bob Bergen (Bob Berger) | |
Nezu | Insider | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) |
Terrorist 1 | Lewis Arquette (Lewis Lemay) | |
Terrorist 2 | Wally Burr (Burt Walters) | |
Shimazaki | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) | |
Colonel's Council Liaison | Senator | Lewis Arquette (Lewis Lemay) |
Eiichi Watanabe | Bob Bergen (Bob Berger) | |
Mitsuru Kuwata | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) | |
Yūji Takeyama | Jan Rabson (Stanley Gurd Jr.) | |
Groupies | Lara Cody (Deanna Morris)
Barbara Goodson (Barbara Larsen) Julie Phelan | |
Lady Miyako | Steve Kramer (Drew Thomas) | |
Inspector | Bob Bergen (Bob Berger) | |
Army | Steve Kramer (Drew Thomas) | |
Harukiya Bartender | Tony Pope (Anthony Mozdy) |
Additional voices[]
- Lewis Arquette
- Bob Bergen
- Wally Burr
- Cam Clarke
- Lara Cody
- Eddie Frierson
- Barbara Goodson
- Melora Harte
- Watney Held
- Steve Kramer
- Julie Phelan
- Tony Pope
- Jan Rabson
- Bruce Winant
- Brad Wurst
English 2001[]
Title: Akira
Dub studios:
- Animaze
- ZRO Limit Productions
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Johnny Yong Bosch | |
Tetsuo Shima | Joshua Seth | |
Kei | Wendee Lee | |
Colonel Shikishima | Jamieson Price (James Lyon) | |
Doctor Ōnishi | Simon Prescott (Simon Isaacson) | |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Bob Buchholz (Robert Wicks) | |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Sandy Fox | |
Takashi (No. 26) | Cody MacKenzie | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Cody MacKenzie | |
Kaori | Michelle Ruff (Georgette Rose) | |
Yamagata | Michael Lindsay (Dylan Tully) | |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Anthony Pulcini (Tony Sarducci) | |
Nezu | Mike Reynolds (Ray Michaels) | |
Terrorist 1 | Steve Blum (David Lucas) | |
Terrorist 2 | Michael McConnohie | |
Shimazaki | Robert Axelrod | |
Colonel's Council Liaison | Michael Forest (Alfred Thor) | |
Eiichi Watanabe | Eddie Frierson (Christy Mathewson) | |
Mitsuru Kuwata | Jonathan C. Osborne | |
Yūji Takeyama | Skip Stellrecht (Henry Douglas Grey) | |
Groupies | Julie Ann Taylor (Jean Howard)
Patricia Ja Lee Dyanne DiRosario (Bambi Darro) | |
Lady Miyako | William Frederick Knight (William Frederick) | |
Inspector | Steve Staley (Steve Cannon) | |
Army | Tony Oliver (Rafael Antonio Oliver) | |
Harukiya Bartender | John Snyder (Ivan Buckley) |
Additional voices[]
- Matthew Austin
- William H. Bassett
- Steve Blum
- Kevin Brief
- Emilie Brown
- Paul Carr
- Christopher Carroll
- Dana Craig
- Dyanne DiRosario
- Peter Doyle
- Sam Fontana
- Rebecca Forstadt
- Jessica Gee
- Barbara Goodson
- Christopher Joyce
- Steve Kramer
- Lex Lang
- Patricia Ja Lee
- Dan Lorge
- Peter Lurie
- Mona Marshall
- Michael McCarty
- Steve McGowan
- Matthew Mercer
- Tony Oliver
- Jonathan C. Osborne
- Bob Papenbrook
- Derek Stephen Prince
- Ted Rae
- Joe Romersa
- Kevin Seymour
- Adam Sholder
- Michael Sorich
- Peter Spellos
- Paul St. Peter
- Steve Staley
- Doug Stone
- Lisa Tarulli
- Julie Ann Taylor
- Chloe Thornton
- Kirk Thornton
- Ezra Weisz
- Kurt Wimberger
- Daniel Woren
French[]
Title: Akira
Release date: May 8, 1991
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Mathias Kozlowski | |
Tetsuo Shima | Alexandre Gillet | |
Kei | Barbara Tissier | |
Colonel Shikishima | Pierre Hatet | |
Doctor Ōnishi | Docteur Onishi | Pierre Baton |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Gilbert Lévy | |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Alexandra Garijo | |
Takashi (No. 26) | Régine Teyssot | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Emmanuel Garijo | |
Kaori | Valérie Siclay | |
Yamagata | Rodolphe Schacher (1991)
Hervé Grull (2011) | |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Pierre Tessier | |
Lady Miyako | Jean-Claude Sachot (1991)
Pascale Jacquemont (2011) | |
Harukiya Bartender | Le barman | Jean-Claude Sachot |
The consuls | Les consuls | Hervé Bellon
Georges Caudron |
Ryu's colleague | Le collègue de Ryu | Jean-Jacques Nervest |
Other info[]
- The 2011 redub isn't a full one, some lines were changed and 2 voices changed.
German 1991[]
Title: Akira
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Alexander Doering | |
Tetsuo Shima | Julien Haggége | |
Kei | Bianca Krahl | |
Colonel Shikishima | Oberst Shikishima | Raimund Krone |
Doctor Ōnishi | Doktor | Peter Groeger |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Ryu | Bernd Rumpf |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Daniela Brabetz-Thuar | |
Takashi (No. 26) | David Nathan | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Mario von Jascheroff | |
Yamagata | Thomas Nero Wolff | |
Nezu | Karl-Heinz Grewe | |
Underground fighters | Untergrundkämpfer | Joachim Kaps |
German 2005[]
Title: Akira
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Julien Haggége | |
Tetsuo Shima | Gerrit Schmidt-Foß | |
Kei | Sarah Riedel | |
Colonel Shikishima | Oberst Shikishima | Erich Räuker |
Doctor Ōnishi | Doktor | Hans-Gerd Kilbinger |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Ryu | Detlef Bierstedt |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Sarah Brückner | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Corinna Riegner | |
Kaori | Marie Bierstedt | |
Yamagata | David Nathan | |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Kai | Heiko Obermöller |
Nezu | Karlheinz Tafel | |
Underground fighters | Untergrundkämpfer | Hans Bayer |
Latin Spanish Producciones Salgado[]
Title: Akira
Country: Mexico
Dub studio: Producciones Salgado
Dub director: Gloria Rocha
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Irwin Daayán | |
Tetsuo Shima | Genaro Vásquez | |
Kei | Mónica Manjarrez | |
Colonel Shikishima | Coronel Shikishima | Ricardo Brust |
Doctor Ōnishi | Jesse Conde | |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Enrique Mederos | |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Isabel Martiñón | |
Takashi (No. 26) | Víctor Ugarte | |
Kaori | Carola Vázquez | |
Yamagata | Luis Daniel Ramírez | |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Gabriel Ramos | |
Lady Miyako | Miyako | Alejandro Illescas |
Presentation and inserts | Presentación e insertos | Humberto Vélez |
Additional voices[]
- Alejandro Illescas - Board member of the Neo Tokyo executive committee
- Gabriel Pingarrón - Scientist in reclusorio of Akira / Terrorist of the revolutionary army
- Héctor Moreno - Demonstrator
- Joaquín Martal - Policeman
- José Arenas - Terrorist of the revolutionary army
- José Gilberto Vilchis
- Mónica Villaseñor
Latin Spanish Sonomex[]
Title: Akira
Release date: 1998
Country: Mexico
Dub studio: Sonomex
Dub director: Ismael Castro
Translator: Homero Villarreal
Room: Víctor Guajardo
Made for: Locomotion
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Young Shōtarō Kaneda | Shōtarō Kaneda (niño) | Gabriel Ramos |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Irwin Daayán | |
Tetsuo Shima | Benjamín Rivera | |
Kei | Laura Ayala | |
Colonel Shikishima | Coronel Shikishima | Mario Sauret |
Doctor Ōnishi | Ismael Castro | |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Andrés Gutiérrez Coto | |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Rossy Aguirre | |
Takashi (No. 26) | Kalimba Marichal | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Love Santini | |
Yamagata | Emmanuel Rivas | |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Ricardo Mendoza | |
Nezu | Presidente del consejo Nezumi | Víctor Mares |
Mitsuru Kuwata | Carlos Hugo Hidalgo | |
Lady Miyako | Miyako | Abel Rocha |
Inspector | Blas García | |
Presentation and inserts | Presentación e insertos | Blas García |
Additional voices[]
- Carlos Águila - Board member of the Neo Tokyo executive committee
- César Soto - Board member of the Neo Tokyo executive committee
- Eduardo Borja - Committee member
- Eduardo Tejedo - Controller
- Gabriel Pingarrón - Committee member
- Jesse Conde - Demonstrator / Agent / Soldier
- Marcos Patiño - Terrorist of the revolutionary army / Agent / Policeman
- Mónica Villaseñor
Latin Spanish Video Dub[]
Title: Akira
Release date: 1994
Country: Argentina
Dub studio: Video Dub
Dub director: Alberto Ramírez Beni
Producer: M.A.B. Doblajistas
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Young Shōtarō Kaneda | Shōtarō Kaneda (niño) | Livia Fernán |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Gustavo Bonfigli | |
Tetsuo Shima | Alejandro Outeyral | |
Kei | Silvia Curto | |
Colonel Shikishima | Coronel Shikishima | Elbio Nessier |
Doctor Ōnishi | Carlos Romero Franco | |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Ariel Abadi | |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Karin Zavala | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Mariela Álvarez | |
Kaori | Mariana Correa | |
Yamagata | Gustavo Bonfigli | |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Hernán Chiozza | |
Nezu | Presidente del consejo Nezumi | Natalio Hoxman |
Mitsuru Kuwata | Nicolás Frías | |
Yūji Takeyama | Ricardo Alanis | |
Lady Miyako | Miyako | Emma Ledo |
Inspector | Ezequiel Romero | |
Harukiya Bartender | Matilde Ávila | |
Presentation and inserts | Presentación e insertos | Rolando Agüero |
Valencian[]
Title: Akira
Release date: 2011
Name | Dubber | |
---|---|---|
Original | Dubbed | |
Shōtarō Kaneda | Enric Puig | |
Tetsuo Shima | Jorge Tejedor | |
Kei | Eva Bau | |
Colonel Shikishima | Coronel | Sergio Capelo |
Doctor Ōnishi | Francesc Fenollosa | |
Ryūsaku (Ryu) | Ryūsaku (Roy) | César Lechiguero |
Kiyoko (No. 25) | Rosa López | |
Masaru (No. 27) | Maria Carme Giner | |
Kaori | Ruth Doménech | |
Yamagata (Yama) | Darío Torrent | |
Kaisuke (Kai) | Kai | Benja Figueres |
Lady Miyako | Miyako | Felip Bau |
Eiichi Watanabe | Martí Pich |