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Akira

Name: Akira
Director: Taika Waititi
Genre: science fiction action film
Duration: 102 min

Akira is a cancelled live action cyberpunk action film based on the 1982–90 manga of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo. The film has been in development hell for decades, with productions struggling to move beyond pre-production stages and numerous writers and directors having been attached and later removed from the project.

Directed by Taika Waititi · 102 min

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Tama Tu — 2005
What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires — 2005
Eagle vs Shark — 2007
The White Tiger — 2009
Boy — 2010
What We Do in the Shadows — 2014
Hunt for the Wilderpeople — 2016
Team Thor — 2016
Thor: Ragnarok — 2017
Team Thor: Part 2 — 2017
Team Darryl — 2018
Jojo Rabbit — 2019
Vfx In Jojo Rabbit — 2019
Thor: Love and Thunder — 2022
Next Goal Wins — 2023
The Boy & the Octopus — 2024
A Disney Holiday Short: Best Christmas Ever — 2025
Klara and the Sun — 2026

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