The breathtaking masterwork that redefined anime. 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. Always an essential big screen experience.

Akira is screening in the current Adelaide Cinémathèque program.

Curated by GUEST PROGRAMMERS Emma Hough Hobbs & Leela Varghese — the cosmic minds behind South Australia’s first animated feature — this session is part of HOW THE LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS GOT HER GROOVE.

With their debut feature, Lesbian Space Princess, taking audiences on a glitter-soaked, galaxy-hopping joyride, Hobbs and Varghese invite us into their cinematic orbit. Discover the films that fuelled their intergalactic comedy.