#akira background

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Akira (1988) / Original Background / 250mm x 350mm

Uplit skyscraper background used in the creation of a neon sign shot in the opening battle between the Clowns and the Capsules.

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Akira (1988) / Oversize Panning Original Background / 290mm x 860mm

A Clown biker collides with rubbish strewn about a dingy alleyway.

Note: If you watch this shot frame-by-frame, you can see parts of a dismembered corpse fly through the air when the biker hits the bins.

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Akira (1988) / Original Background / 250mm x 350mm

Hand painted original background of a partially visible cityscape shot in which Nezu and Ryu walk through Neo Tokyo discussing the city’s failings.

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Akira (1988) / Oversize Cel x 2 + Copy Background / 280mm x 425mm

Takashi glides in to survey the scene at the Olympic Stadium.

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Akira (1988) / Cel + Original Background / 250mm x 350mm

Computer panels inside the mobile command centre.

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Akira (1988) / Original Background / 250mm x 350mm

Neo Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium shows signs of damage caused by SOL’s destruction.

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Akira (1988) / Oversize Key Master Setup (Cels x 2 + Original Background) / 390mm x 560mm

Tetsuo’s point of view from within the medical scanner. 

Note: This setup appears out of focus in the film to mimic Tetsuo’s mental fog.