With the official postponement of the Tokyo Olympics, a "God Prophecy" anime has once again attracted attention. Japanese director Katsuyo Otomo's masterpiece "Akira" as early as the 1980s, not only "predicted" that Tokyo would qualify for the 2020 Olympic Games, but also "predicted" that this year's Olympic Games could not be held as scheduled.
On March 26, the movie "Akira" released a preview in traditional Chinese characters and announced that it would be re-released in Hong Kong, China on April 2.
Akira part of the film schedule.
Produced by Toho Corporation, directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, and voiced by Mitsuyoshi Iwata, Sasaki, Momomi Oyama, Tetsuaki Genda, and Koichi Kitamura, the film was released in Japan on July 16, 1988. And the latest trailer's slogan is "April 2, the prophecy came true?" ”
"Akira" tells the future of Tokyo, Japan, where the military has been secretly carrying out the "Akira" project accidentally out of control, and eventually leads to a huge social disaster. Akira was released in 1988 at the height of Japan's economic boom. Katsuyo Otomo uses this animation that is close to "wasteland science fiction" to reflect on the vigilance and reflection of the prosperity of that year.
There is a detail in the film: the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan were suspended under the influence of World War III, and the billboard said that there were 147 days before the opening of the Olympic Games. Although the cause of the cancellation is not the "Third World War", the world is now facing a global crisis that affects the fate of all mankind.
In fact, as early as February 8 this year, the Tokyo Anime Awards ceremony announced that "Akira" will be 4K scanning, 4K reset and HDR. Shoji Yamashiro, the animation's music supervisor, also produced a 5.1-channel production of the anime sound source. At present, the new 4K restored version of "Akira" will be released in Japan on April 3.