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The chilling story of Kaneda and Tetsuo, two bikers in post-holocaust Neo-Tokyo who stumble onto the mysterious project Akira and discover a bizarre experiment in ESP, genetic manipulation, and evolution. Pioneer Entertainment has re-mastered this classic work with the highest technological standards: A new film transfer from new inter-positive of the original negative, completely restored and digitally re-mastered by High-Definition digital mastering (1080i, 16:9, D5). THX Certified Audio components are re-mixed to Dolby Digital AC3 Surround Sound (5.1 Channels, English only), and a new English translation of the original Japanese AKIRA script has been produced. Approximate running time: 125 minutes. <UL><LI>Disc 1: The feature:<UL><LI>Digitally Remastered Picture<LI>New English Dialogue<LI>New English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround<LI>Original Japanese Dolby Surround<LI>English Subtitles<LI>Anamorphic 16:9 Widescreen (1.78:1 Aspect Ratio)<LI>Capsule Option - English translation of graffiti<LI>Scene Access<LI>THX Optimizer<LI>THX Certified</UL><LI>Disc 2: Bonus material:<UL><LI>Akira Production Report<LI>Akira Sound Clip by Geinoh Yamashiro Gumi<LI>Interview of Director Katsuhiro Otomo<LI>Over 4,500 stills of production materials<LI>Over 100 stills of Akira glossary<LI>Original teasers and trailers<LI>Interviews of restoration staff</UL></UL>

Text source: Previews April 2001

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