Word: otomo
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Dates: during 1993-1993
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DIRECTOR: KATSUHIRO OTOMO...
...yearning princesses, no talking-animal sidekicks or lovable syncopated props in Akira. This is the stuff of nightmare, closer in theme and ambition to so-called graphic novels like Watchmen than anything that's ever been drawn for an American screen. In fact, ^ Akira was derived from director Katsuhiro Otomo's graphic novel series of the same name, and the movie, even at 124 minutes, has the densely packed sweep and go-for-it pep of a pop epic...