Akira

Akira is a 1988 anime movie adapted from roughly the first half of a telephone directory-sized comic series by Katsuhiro Otomo, who also directed the movie itself. It is set in the year 2019 in an extremely 80s cyberpunk dystopia, the Japanese city of Neo-Tokyo, a megalopolis created following the mysterious destruction of the original Tokyo in 1988, an event that lead to a third world war. The sprawling city that rose from the ashes is beset by government corruption and political protests, and at night is practically a war zone between rival biker gangs.
One of these gangs, the Capsules, count among their members a hotheaded young man named Kaneda and his quiet friend Tetsuo. Following a battle with their arch-rivals the Clowns, Tetsuo is involved in an accident which awakens telekinetic powers, and involves both him and Kaneda in the government's schemes. As the situation grows in severity, it becomes clear that the government is meddling with forces that no human can control, all tied to an enigmatic person or force known as "Akira" which has some kind of link to the destruction of the original Tokyo 31 years before.
Akira was one of the first "real" anime films to see a Western release and is often credited with popularising Japanese animation in the West. While it only saw a limited Western theatrical release, it was a huge hit on home video, leading among other things to the establishment of UK label Manga Video. It has been dubbed into English several times, with the most well-known the original Streamline dub where Kaneda is played by Cam Clarke (credited under the pseudonym Jimmy Flinders).
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=Handguns=
==Desert Eagle==
Colonel Shikishima uses a Desert Eagle to shoot Tetsuo at the Neo-Tokyo Stadium.
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==Beretta M1934==
One of the resistance members uses a Beretta M1934 with a squared/hooked trigger guard while kidnapping Takashi. Mayor Nesu also appears to have one.
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==Mauser HSC==
Kei uses a Mauser HSc to shoot a soldier.
thumb|none|350px|Mauser HSc World War 2 Production - 7.65mm
==Micro Uzi==
A pistol similar to the Micro Uzi is used by the military.
thumb|none|300px|Micro Uzi with 15 round magazine - 9x19mm
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==Unknown Pistol==
When the Colonel is about to get arrested a man holds an unknown pistol on him, the pistol seems to be inspired or directly based on a West German P226.
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=Rifle=
==Enfield XL64E5==
Enfield XL64E5 assault rifles with green furniture resembling the L85 are used by the Neo Tokyo Police Troops, most notably in the scene where four police officers fire a hail of bullets into two resistance members.
=Submachine Guns=
==Unknown SMG==
Guards hold unknown SMGs on the Colonel. They appear to be an open-bolt side-feeding design (exposed cartridges are visible in the ejection port) loosely based upon the Sterling SMG, with some similarities to the S11 prototype.
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==Sten Mk. II (Canadian)==
During the bombing of the skyscraper mall, one of the fleeing resistance members fires a Sten Mk. II submachine gun at pursuing soldiers before being gunned down. The stock design indicates that this is a Canadian variant.
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==Uzi==
One of the resistance members carries an elongated Uzi during the infiltration of the government labs. Kei later uses it to shoot at the flying platforms.
=Machine Guns=
==General Dynamics M197 Vulcan==
The gatling gun mounted on flying platforms is traced after General Dynamics M197 Vulcan.
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=Launchers=
== Unknown Grenade Launcher ==
The Neo-Tokyo Army uses unknown single-shot tear gas grenade launchers when trying to stop Tetsuo during his break-out. They look like DefTech Launchers with inline stocks and a lack of a foregrip. 
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== "Laser Cannon" ==
Although not really a launcher, what are referred to as "laser cannons" in the concept art are used by the army and Kaneda in the final battle. They are shown as being able to cut through tissue and metal objects cleanly and easily - they also tend to go right through their target and hit things behind them. Presumably, they use the same technology as the military's SOL satellite cannon.
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=Tanks=
==Gun Platforms==
Other than the flying platforms, the military unsuccessfully attempts to use tanks to stop Tetsuo.
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