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	Akira (film) help – Wiki at Help.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The movie led the way for the growing popularity of anime in the West, with Akira considered a forerunner of the second wave of anime fandom that began in the early 1990s.
		Akira broke from this trend with meticulously detailed scenes, exactingly lip-synched dialogue — a first for an anime production (voices were recorded before the animation was completed, rather than the opposite) — and superfluous motion as realized in the film's more than 160,000 animation cels.
		Notable themes of the film include youth culture, delinquency, social unrest and future uncertainty weighed against the historical spectre of nuclear destruction and Japan's post-war economic revival.
	www.help.com /wiki/Akira_%28film%29 (292 words)

	Akira Kurosawa
		Kurosawa uses narrative style to recount the story of a terminally ill man. The film is an anachronistic assembly of anecdotes, vignettes, and personal accounts, which, not only illustrates the timelessness of the story, but also Kanji's "rebirth" (a similar technique is used in Krzysztof Kieslowski's White).
		In contrast to the muted battle scenes of Seven Samurai, Ran is a graphic, sensoral depiction of the violence innate in the human soul.
		Through the use of suffusive colors to delineate opposing armies, Akira Kurosawa figuratively taints the serene landscape with the artificial, surreal hues of human tragedy and senseless destruction.
	www.filmref.com /directors/dirpages/kurosawa.html (1653 words)

	Great Performances . Kurosawa . Essay . Akira Kurosawa: A Giant Among Filmmakers and Among Men \| PBS
		As the first Japanese film director with a name known around the world, he had a reputation as an artist and intellectual that was enormous and a stylistic influence on international filmmakers equally huge.
		That question echoes both through his historical action films -- famous for their fast-paced action and sometimes savage brutality -- and through dramas set in postwar Japan that expose the corruption, the loss of personal identity, and the deadening force of bureaucratic or social pressure that characterizes much of contemporary life.
		As a total film artist, as a screenwriter, as a director, and as a film editor, Kurosawa has rarely been matched by filmmakers in Japan or anywhere else in the world.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/gperf/shows/kurosawa/essay1.html (591 words)

	EUFS: Akira
		Akira was the first piece of Anime that I ever saw, and was the one of the first to be recieved with critical acclaim in the west.
		This film effectively heralded the invasion of Japanese animation, or anime, into western culture and was the flagship for the flood of (mostly inferior) videos that now inhabit the shelves of the stores.
		However Akira merits its classic status because it sticks with the basic elements of cyberpunk, relying on single-minded characters, visual flair, a mindblowing soundtrack and extraordinary images to carry the story rather than descending to the level of gratuitous sex and violence.
	www.eufs.org.uk /films/akira.html (526 words)

	Akira (film) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		In North America, Akira has been considered the beginning of the current wave of anime fandom and served as inspiration to the Wachowski brothers' The Matrix trilogy of motion pictures.
		In the story's current time, 30 years after WWIII, a gang of young bikers led by the cocky Kaneda is involved in a fight with a rival gang when the gang's youngest member, Tetsuo Shima, collides with a mysterious child on the highway.
		Akira, like Otomo's other work (such as Domu), revolves around the basic idea of humans with superhuman powers, in particular psychokinetic abilities, but much of the story does not focus on these abilities themselves, but rather the people involved, social issues and politics.
	www.punweb.com /article/Akira_%28manga%29 (820 words)

	Akira (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Akira is the 10-year-old child who first manifested these startling powers, obliterating all of Tokyo (at the beginning of the film) with an energy too great to be humanly contained — a veritable atom bomb personified in a little boy: wordless and morally indifferent, the character implicitly represents the 'divine wind'
		Akira was a young boy who developed immense psychic abilities when serving as a test subject for secret government ESP experiments in the 1980s.
		In the film, Kaori, Tetsuo's girlfriend, is crushed to death inside Tetsuo's grotesque, swelling, and mutating body; in the manga version, she meets a less gruesome fate when she is shot by Tetsuo's lead henchman.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akira_(film) (4767 words)

	Manga - Akira (film) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Although much of the character designs and basic settings were borrowed from the manga, the movie does still manage to bring several original thematic influences into itself, most notably in the plot which was somewhat different (partly due to time and budget) from the manga.
		Akira, like Otomo's other work (such as Domu (A Child's Dream)), revolves around the basic idea of humans with superhuman powers, in particular psychokinesis abilities, but much of the story does not focus on these abilities themselves, but rather the people involved, social issues and politics.
		In the manga, Akira is an actual character who shows up at the end of the second book, while in the movie, Akira has died and his remains are stored in frozen animation.
	manga.knolix.com /akira-film-605939.htm (929 words)

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		This Japanese film, by Hirokazu Koreeda, is an elegant, understated and heartbreaking account of one family coming to terms with the unthinkable.
		Akira is the only one that is to leave the apartment, the others are to remain silent and unseen.
		Akira shops, cooks, banks at the ATM, tracks down his dad to beg for money, and cares for his siblings, as we watch the sad and inevitable meltdown of the four children.
	www.entertainmentcareers.net /book/ProductDetails.aspx?asin=B000A5044C (1082 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Film \| Features \| Akira Kurosawa: Throne of Blood
		Akira Kurosawa, who died last year, looks likely to remain by far the best-known Japanese director, while others as great or even greater, such as Mikio Naruse, Yasujiro Ozu and Kenji Mizoguchi, are known only to cineastes.
		The film alternates a deathly stillness with crescendos of such violent action, and gains from its relationship not just to the bones of Shakespeare but to the tenets of Noh drama.
		It remains a landmark of visual strength, permeated by a particularly Japanese sensibility, and is possibly the finest Shakespearean adaptation ever committed to the screen.
	film.guardian.co.uk /Century_Of_Films/Story/0,,36071,00.html (500 words)

	EZGeography - Akira (film)
		Although much of the character designs and basic settings were borrowed from the comic, the film does still manage to bring several thematic influences into itself, most notably in the plot which was somewhat different (partly due to time and budget) from the comic.
		An example of this would be the typeface (AKIRA) of the film and the soundtrack which bear striking resemblance to Godfrey Reggio's 1983 documentary film Koyaanisqatsi.
		In the story's current time, 30 years after WWIII, a gang of young bikers led by the cocky Kaneda is involved in a fight with a rival gang when the gang's youngest member, Tetsuo, collides with a mysterious person on the highway.
	www.ezgeography.com /encyclopedia/Akira_%28film%29 (570 words)

	Amazon.ca: Yume: Video: Akira Kurosawa,Ishirô Honda,Akira Terao,Mitsuko Baisho,Toshie Negishi,Mieko Harada,Mitsunori ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Akira Kurosawa is widely recognised as one of the greatest film makers of the twentieth century, i.e.
		I do not believe that this is because the particular story-lines in the film were so important but because using the medium of dreams, Kurosawa was able to delve into a level of storytelling far deeper than much of his previous work and explore further subtleties of texture, nuance, psychology, colour, mood and so on.
		In essence, this film is a study - or teaching - in the union of awareness and emotion; as such it is incredibly precise, playful, artistic and profound.
	www.amazon.ca /Yume-Akira-Kurosawa/dp/B00004CKOT (1825 words)

	Akira
		Akira is a very popular given name for both males and females in Japan.
		Akira is also a female Scottish name meaning "anchor".
		Akira is also a well known anime and manga series; see Akira (film).
	www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/a/ak/akira.html (199 words)

	Akira (1988) - Katsuhiro Ôtomo
		Artist-writer Katsuhiro Ôtomo began telling the story of Akira as a comic book series in 1982 but took a break from 1986 to 1988 to write, direct, supervise, and design this animated film version.
		Set in 2019, the film richly imagines the new metropolis of Neo-Tokyo, which is designed from huge buildings down to the smallest details of passing vehicles or police uniforms.
		Akira is a manga and 1988 anime movie by Katsuhiro Otomo, generally considered a classic of both genres.
	www.jahsonic.com /Akira.html (524 words)

	AAW: Macross Plus Soundtrack I Review
		This part of the track was rather poorly used during the film as it constantly faded in and out, making me think the tinkling chimes of the gamelan were actually sound effects rather than part of the soundtrack.
		Unfortunately, this was used even worse in the film than the gamelan line from 'Tetsuo' and when I first watched it (in fact every time I watched it until I got this soundtrack) I was sure that it was the dolls singing.
		This track was well used, although in the film they amputated the second half and attached the beginning of 'Requiem' instead, using the end of 'Mutation' elsewhere in the film.
	animeworld.com /morereviews/akiraost.html (1339 words)

	New York State Writers Institute - Ran Film Notes
		Akira Kurosawa was 75 years old when he made RAN, his 27th film.
		For Kurosawa, whose storyboard paintings for the film are so exquisite that they were sold as fine art, this made getting his vision on the screen even more urgent, for time was running out.
		War in Kurosawa’s films is perversely gory and courtly at the same time, and his explosive heroes manage, similarly, to be craggy and imposing on the one hand, and vastly emotional, even sentimental, on the other hand.
	www.albany.edu /writers-inst/fns98n7.html (757 words)

	Kurosawa
		Akira Kurosawa is one of the most influential film makers of all time.
		Several of his films have been redone by others like Yojimbo, Seven Samurai was remade as The Magnificent Seven by John Sturges and Rashomon was remade as The Outrage by Martin Ritt (Richie 243).
		Overall both films are good in and of themselves, however Yojimbo could stand alone as a very good movie with elements and techniques that are to this day not done with the same success as Kurosawa.
	www.baylor.edu /~Brooks_Grigson/papers/Kurosawa.html (2015 words)

	The Life of a GeniusAkira Kurosawa(
		Because of the ban, this film was not released in Japan until 1952.
		The film was Kurosawa's breakthrough and trumpeted the resurgence of Japanese film after the war.
		The film is released in August of 1975.
	filebox.vt.edu /c/cneelley/akirabio.html (1515 words)

	Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
		The film is a quiet, beautiful and heartbreaking exploration of an unfortunate family of four children, the oldest of whom is 12.
		In his fourth film, he is assured and deliberate, somehow giving a documentary feel to his carefully composed shots through the use of untrained actors.
		Kore-eda shot the film over the course of a year to capture both the changes in the seasons and the growth of the young amateur actors.
	www.filmthreat.com /index.php?section=festivals&Id=1482&archive=Date&match=0&page=23 (887 words)

	BlueBlade AKIRA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Akira film, made in 1987, is a futuristic cyberpunk tale that explores human emotion and reaction from people of different backgrounds in society.
		Telepathically Tetsuo senses from Kiyoko that Akira resides at the Olympic Stadium.
		Yeah, Akira is just slices of matter and DNA samples in jam jars but his spirit is too strong to fade, he is like pure energy itself 0__0 Gunshots do nothing to halt tetsuo's advances.
	www.bbakira.co.uk /info/synopsis.htm (2885 words)

	Akira
		Akira set the standard for Japanese animation and some current films are still below it.
		A warning: Akira is not for the timid; it features hidden symbolism, a bizarre storyline, and graphic situations.
		Everything in Akira is symbolic and has a deeper meaning than the surface.
	www.angelfire.com /dbz/justindbz/akira.shtml (570 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - Akira: Special Edition
		The success of Akira changed the marketing strategy for purveyors of Japanese animation in America: prior to the film, anime was mostly restricted to television, where its arcane plotting and cheap visuals alienated most viewers.
		Akira is not reality, but a muscular hyperreality in which everything goes completely over the top, as it should in a cinematic apocalypse.
		Akira has always been the sort of film that you could show to your friends who "don't like Disney movies," and in terms of technical accomplishment and thematic depth, it has held up well over the years.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/akirase.php (2161 words)

	DVDork.com - Akira: Limited Edition Review
		This film is a fantastic collision of the western style of storytelling and character change with the visual style of japanimation.
		This film was made before computers, a feat that is impressive when taking into account the fluid motions and stunning visuals that are served up on a platter of low fat wholesome goodness.
		Akira also broke from conventional anime characters, namely those with big eyes and pretty figures and went for characters that are regarded much uglier and sadly enough, much more real.
	www.dvdork.com /publish/cmg_akira.shtml (1963 words)

	Everybody Hurts: "Nobody Knows"
		The children the film is loosely based upon, coming as they did from different fathers, may as well have never existed in the eyes of the government: their births were never declared.
		The disaster expands slowly over the film's nearly two and a half hours, like a slow-motion mushroom cloud, as money runs out, food becomes scarce, clothing ripped and ragged, and the promise of their mother's return a memory.
		Families are born amidst ash and rubble in these films -- disparate, desperate people entrusting one another, like the fl cop and the hillbilly mall security guard working together to fight zombies, or the two cute teenagers on opposing debate squads who finally put aside their differences for the good of humanity.
	www.indiewire.com /movies/movies_050128nobody.html (1311 words)

	Rashomon (1950)
		Yet few films follow this format with the superior level of artistic clarity and technical precision evinced in Akira Kurosawa's 1950 masterpiece of that name.
		But Akira Kurosawa was always an optimist at heart, and although he wanted to present this tangled web for our consideration, he does end the film on a positive note.
		Paramount to the film's artistic impact is the contribution of cinematographer Kazuo Miyagawa (Ugetsu, Floating Weeds, Kagemusha), whose groundbreaking use of mirrors, inventive tracking shots, and the occasional leafy branch gives Rashomon a rarely seen visual richness.
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	Akira Kurosawa
		For instance, the film demanded the importation of herds of horses from Korea, since such a large number were no longer available in Japan.
		Richie, who was also a student of Japanese theater, admires the film (in his ground-breaking study The Films of Akira Kurosawa), for its ingenious use of a constricted space.
		From The Films of Akira Kurosawa by Donald Richie.
	www.sensesofcinema.com /contents/directors/02/kurosawa.html (1794 words)

	Oni Becomes First PS3 Announcement - MegaGames console
		The three collaborating companies expand the film's scope into a variety of genres and media, starting with video game development.
		Film and video game revenues are projected to be 10 billion yen worldwide.
		Oni is an action film, based on a script by the late, great director Akira Kurosawa.
	www.megagames.com /news/html/console/onibecomesfirstps3announcement.shtml (306 words)

	BFI \| Current Film Releases \| Godzilla
		During his second stint in the military he was captured and spent a full year as a prisoner in mainland China, close to the War's end.
		Although not a special effects film as such, a lot of real footage was used in tandem with many screen process shots.
		In fact he enjoyed working on these films a lot and their success owed a great deal to his philosophy of the genre.
	www.bfi.org.uk /incinemas/releases/films/godzilla/biog.html (601 words)

	Film School - 20 Great Directors
		His canon is neither esoteric nor arcane, simply a collection of works that explores universal themes: man's labour for fulfillment; the necessity for humane action in the tornado of an oppressive world; that world's propensity to disguise the truth beneath a veneer of deception.
		He trained as a painter in a Western art school, absorbing a love of non-Occidental literature and film as well as painting, dipping into this treasure trove throughout his career.
		Akira Kurosawa was a giant among Japanese filmmakers, both literally and metaphorically.
	www.nyfa.com /film_school/news_events/20great/6.php (480 words)

	Akira Film Diskutieren
		Akira ist einer der besten Animes die ich je gesehen habe.
		Akira erschien Anfang der 90er in 20 Bänden bei Carlsen.
		3.: der film wird leider viel zu selten mit den großen animes erwähnt, das ist aber glaube ich auch dem (zumeist sehr schlechten) überangebot an asiatischer animationsware zu verdanken.
	de.gnovies.com /discussion/akira.html (596 words)

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