colorpalette.cinema posted these neat swatches showing the color palette of Akira (1988). Akira is a cult classic anime film set in the dystopian cyberpunk future of 2019. Here is the plot synopsis:
In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after the nuking of the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo’s supernatural powers suddenly manifest.
“Akira” (1988)
•Directed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo
•Director of Photography: Katsuji Misawa
•Production Design: Kazuo Ebisawa, Yuji Ikehata, Koji Ono
•Art Director: Toshiharu Mizutani
Source: colorpalette.cinema
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