Mystical, Mental, Other-worldy

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2000)

This smart movie is a science fiction anime thriller that explores the human psyche. Its truly a mystical experience, and the animation is at the top of the game. The movie is about the relationship between Kaneda and his friend Tetsuo, as Kaneda and his friends run throughout Neo-Tokyo searching for Tetsuo's whereabouts.
One thing that i really liked about this movie was its brutal honesty in depicting the modern human condition, or at least what its artists forsee as the human condition under the ravages of industry and city life. A beautiful movie for those who can stomach the gore as odd as that sounds.
There is another japanse movie I must recommend (non-anime) that follows another mental-collapse-type situation "Angel Dust" which I think Akira fans might enjoy (its a psychological crime thriller, but so much more)