Based on the manga by Katsuhiro Otomo, Otomo directed it and co-write the screenplay with Izo Hashimoto.
Amazon’s Anime Strike channel has landed a pretty great piece of streaming for their viewers today with the reveal of the subtitled Akira feature film now being made available.
The film was last released on home video by Funimation back in 2013 and is currently considered unlicensed.