Characters
13 entries in the Akira compendium.
Colonel ShikishimaThe JSDF commander who gambled everything on suppressing Akira, only to witness his own authority dissolve…TakashiThe wizened child Esper whose accidental encounter with Tetsuo ignites Neo-Tokyo's destruction.Captain MurotaLawrence (also known as Furyo), directed by Nagisa Ōshima. It is set in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in…General TokumaruThe stern commander tasked with containing a power that cannot be controlled.NozamaA loyal aide to Lem Kannagi in his scheme for world domination.Child Number 1An escaped child esper whose collision triggers a chain reaction of destruction.KeiA terrorist operative turned supernatural survivor who bridges the gap between human rebellion and psychic…Dr. OnishiThe scientist who attempted to let a disturbed teenager harness the power of Akira.RyuA terrorist leader leveraging leaked government secrets in a city on the brink of collapse.TakeshiFrom strip theater MC to Golden Lion winner: the comedian who redefined Japanese cinema with violence…KazuoA writer who turned imaginary memories into global masterpieces, earning the Nobel Prize in 2017 for…ItoFour distinct Japanese figures sharing one name: a footballer, a field hockey player, a manga artist, and a…KiyoshiA filmmaker of psychological horror who, as The New York Times put it, 'is to psychological fright what David…
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