Genre Defining: Akira (1988)

Episode Theme: Genre Defining The Fumblers find themselves the subject of bizarre experiments being conducted by an oppressive government and they are left with no choice but to turn to evil to save ourselves and our friends. One of us does mutate into a hideous body horror blob and I think you'll be surprised to find out who. Akira 1988 - R - 2h4m A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a teenage biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by his best friend. Director: Katsushiro Otomo Writer: Katsushiro Otomo, Izo Hashimoto Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama Thanks for listening to Fumbling Through Film! New episodes drop every Thursday. Got feedback or questions? Email us at [email protected]. Follow us on Bluesky at @filmfumblers and on Instagram at @film.fumblers. You can also follow Keith on Instagram at @kg3030lives and @dadscardsdaily, Terry on Letterboxd at @terry2099, and Derek on social media at @derek9nine. All original music is produced by the Doctor Dre of Kansas, Terry. Hit him up for the bangers. See you next week as we fumble our way through more films !