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Akira: The Live-Action film

November 17, 2008

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Akira is probably the most famous anime ever. It introduced a generation to the world of Japanese animation and showed western cultures that animation (which at the time was dominated by Disney movies) can be dark, experimental, and very artistic. For years now, probably since the mid-90's, I've been hearing about a remake of this anime classic into a live-action film. Time went by and I just assumed it was never going to happen. Looks like it's now back on track and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company is behind it and there's even a script.

Anime is such a huge influence in our culture now. If you look at cartoons on television now (in the U.S., I can't speak for the rest of the world) they are either imported from Japan or they are copies of the Japanese style. It's also a big influence on young designers. The flashy bright and colorful style of anime can be seen in the work of many designers, illustrators, and graffiti artists these days.

Click here to read a review of the script.

source: NewYork-Tokyo

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8 Comments

Joseph Maguire11/17/2008

That movie was one that inspired me at a young age. I remember seeing that film, and getting introduced to Anime in the 90s. I hope they do remake it, but they better pay homage to the original.

Akoi Meexx11/17/2008

http://abduzeedo.com/akira-the-live-action-film redirects to 404.

Other than that, holy wow that's awesome! :D

Nuggsy11/17/2008

I was against this at first, but I have some faith in DiCaprio's ability to bring this to the big screen. I think that the first one is a pivotal moment in film culture and to diminish it, in any capacity, for a live feature would be something of a desecration. Here's hoping that it's good!

Francisco11/17/2008

I should also add that one thing that helped make this movie so incredible for me was the soundtrack. It was experimental and innovative, taking traditional music from Japan, China, Indonesia, and other areas and mixing with Electronic and contemporary music. I have owned the soundtrack for many years now and I listen to it pretty often.

I truly hope they do something similar and don't just stick in regular music. It would be cool if they even go the same guy to do it: Geinoh Yamashirogumi

Tschai11/17/2008

I really do love Akira and always thought it would be cool to see a live action version.
But the fact DiCaprio would be starring in it tuned me off and now I'm aexcited again, knowing he's not starring in it!

PS: DiCaprio is also producing a live action version of Ninja Scroll, probably the second best Anime movie there is.

erfmufn11/18/2008

Akira really opened my eyes as a young teenager. Huge fan, I hope the movie does it justice.
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