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title: "Akira: cast and crew"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/akira/cast-and-crew"
title_page: "https://film.one/film/akira"
cast: 21
crew: 93
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Akira (1988): cast and crew

21 cast and 93 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order.

## Cast

- [Mitsuo Iwata](https://film.one/person/mitsuo-iwata.md) as Shotaro Kaneda (voice)
- [Nozomu Sasaki](https://film.one/person/nozomu-sasaki.md) as Tetsuo Shima (voice)
- [Mami Koyama](https://film.one/person/mami-koyama.md) as Kei (voice)
- [Taro Ishida](https://film.one/person/taro-ishida.md) as Colonel Shikishima
- [Mizuho Suzuki](https://film.one/person/mizuho-suzuki.md) as Doctor Ônishi
- [Tessyo Genda](https://film.one/person/tessyo-genda.md) as Ryûsaku (voice)
- [Koichi Kitamura](https://film.one/person/koichi-kitamura.md) as Priestess Miyako / Council A (voice)
- [Yuriko Fuchizaki](https://film.one/person/yuriko-fuchizaki.md) as Kaori (voice)
- [Masaaki Okura](https://film.one/person/masaaki-okura.md) as Yamagata (voice)
- [Takeshi Kusao](https://film.one/person/takeshi-kusao.md) as Kai (voice)
- [Kazuhiro Kamifuji](https://film.one/person/kazuhiro-kamifuji.md) as Masaru / No. 27 (voice)
- [Tatsuhiko Nakamura](https://film.one/person/tatsuhiko-nakamura.md) as Takashi / No. 26 (voice)
- Fukue Itô as Kiyoko / No. 25 (voice)
- Yuka Ôno as Girl C (voice)
- Hiroshi Otake as Nezu (voice)
- Kazumi Tanaka as Army (voice)
- Masato Hirano as Committee F / Spy / Yûji Takeyama / Terrorist (voice)
- Masayuki Kato as Engineer Sakiyama / Committe D (voice)
- Michihiro Ikemizu as Inspector / Committee I (voice)
- Tarô Arakawa as Army / Committee G / Eiichi Watanabe (voice)
- Masami Toyoshima as Girl B (voice)

## Directing

- [Katsuhiro Otomo](https://film.one/person/katsuhiro-otomo.md): Director
- Yoshio Takeuchi: Assistant Director
- Hiraoki Sato: Assistant Director

## Writing

- [Izo Hashimoto](https://film.one/person/izo-hashimoto.md): Screenplay
- [Katsuhiro Otomo](https://film.one/person/katsuhiro-otomo.md): Comic Book, Screenplay

## Production

- [Shunzo Kato](https://film.one/person/shunzo-kato.md): Producer
- Sawako Noma: Executive Producer
- Yoshimasa Mizuo: Associate Producer
- [Ryohei Suzuki](https://film.one/person/ryohei-suzuki.md): Producer

## Camera

- [Katsuji Misawa](https://film.one/person/katsuji-misawa.md): Director of Photography

## Editing

- [Takeshi Seyama](https://film.one/person/takeshi-seyama.md): Editor

## Sound and music

- [Shoji Yamashiro](https://film.one/person/shoji-yamashiro.md): Original Music Composer, Music Director
- Keiji Muraki: Sound Designer
- Hiruhiko Ono: Music Editor
- Shizuo Kurahashi: Sound Effects
- Susumu Aketagawa: Sound Director

## Art

- Toshiharu Mizutani: Art Direction
- Kaoru Honma: Background Designer
- Kazuo Ebisawa: Art Designer
- Yuji Ikehata: Art Designer
- Hiroshi Ohno: Art Designer

## Visual effects

- Yoshinobu Michihata: Key Animation
- Satoru Utsunomiya: Key Animation
- Takashi Nakamura: Animation Director, Character Designer
- Shinya Ohira: Key Animation
- Hideki Futamura: Key Animation
- Keiko Tomizawa: Key Animation
- Toshiya Washida: Key Animation
- Koichi Suenaga: Key Animation
- Teiichi Takiguchi: Key Animation
- Hiroyuki Aoyama: Key Animation
- Yuko Kusumoto: Key Animation
- Yuichiro Yano: Key Animation
- Toshihiko Masuda: Key Animation
- Hiroaki Noguchi: Key Animation
- Kenji Hachizaki: Key Animation
- Masanori Ono: Key Animation
- Koichi Maruyama: Key Animation
- Kitaro Kosaka: Key Animation
- Hiroyuki Horiuchi: Key Animation
- Akinobu Takahashi: Key Animation
- Ami Tomobuki: Key Animation
- Atsuko Fukushima: Key Animation
- Hidehiko Okano: Key Animation
- Hidekazu Ohara: Key Animation
- Hideki Hamasu: Key Animation
- Cindy H. Yamauchi: Key Animation
- Hiroki Takagi: Key Animation
- Hiroyuki Kitakubo: Key Animation
- Hiroyuki Okiura: Key Animation
- Hiroyuki Takagi: Key Animation
- Hitoshi Ueda: Key Animation
- Jiro Kanai: Key Animation
- Katsuro Fukushima: Key Animation
- Kazuyoshi Takeuchi: Key Animation
- Kouichi Hashimoto: Key Animation
- Kouichi Arai: Key Animation
- Kuni Tomita: Key Animation
- Kyoko Matsubara: Key Animation
- Makiko Futaki: Key Animation
- Masaaki Endou: Key Animation
- Masaharu Tada: Key Animation
- Masatomo Sudo: Key Animation
- Morifumi Naka: Key Animation
- Osamu Nabeshima: Key Animation
- Sadahiko Sakamaki: Key Animation
- Kiyoshi Muta: Key Animation
- Shinichi Suzuki: Key Animation
- Shinji Hashimoto: Key Animation
- [Shoichi Masuo](https://film.one/person/shoichi-masuo.md): Key Animation
- Tatsuo Yanagino: Key Animation
- Tatsuyuki Tanaka: Key Animation
- Toshiaki Hontani: Key Animation
- Toshio Kawaguchi: Key Animation
- Toyoaki Emura: Key Animation
- Yasuchika Nagaoka: Key Animation
- Yasuhiro Seo: Key Animation
- Yasuomi Umetsu: Key Animation
- Yoshinori Kanada: Key Animation
- Yoshinori Tokiya: Key Animation
- Jiro Koganei: Key Animation
- Shinji Otsuka: Key Animation
- Toshiaki Motoya: Key Animation
- Shinsuke Terasawa: Key Animation
- Chiharu Sato: Key Animation
- Tomihiko Ohkubo: Key Animation
- Satoshi Urushihara: Key Animation
- Satoshi Hirayama: Key Animation
- Hirotsugu Kawasaki: Key Animation
- Toshiyuki Inoue: Key Animation
- Kazuyoshi Yaginuma: Key Animation
- Yuuji Yanase: Animation
- Yoshiji Kigami: Key Animation

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