Akira is the 1988 anime film that introduced the Western world to modern anime. It is directed by Katsuhiro Otomo and is the film adaptation based on his 2,000 page hit manga.

The story begins in 1988 when an unexplained explosion, believed to be an atomic bomb, completely destroys Tokyo and marks the beginning of WWIII precipitating the creation of Neo-Tokyo, a dark and dangerous futuristic megalopolis that had risen from the post-war ashes of the old city.

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The Shibuya Crossing, hailed as the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world, is the famous intersection located in front of the Shibuya Station Hachikō exit.

When the lights turn red at this busy crossing vehicles stop in all directions allowing pedestrians to billow across the teeming junction.

Shibuya Crossing

An unsuspecting target is lured into a fake meeting to discuss his role in a documentary about telephone scammers and then supposed snipers attack taking out everyone in the room. A hidden camera reveals the emotional distress of the victim as he endures the trauma of thinking that he is next.

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