Akira vs Renaissance
Akira has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for Renaissance). Renaissance is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 4m. Akira is the older of the two (1988 against 2006). Both are action, animation, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Akira
Renaissance| Akira | Renaissance | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2006 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Animation, Science Fiction | Action, Animation, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Katsuhiro Otomo | Christian Volckman |
| Main cast | Takeshi Kusao, Nozomu Sasaki, Yuriko Fuchizaki, Tessyo Genda, Mitsuo Iwata | Sean Pertwee, Julian Nest, Marc Cassot, Patrick Floersheim, Marc Alfos |
Synopsis
Akira
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Renaissance
To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but at a great price.
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