Akira (1988 film) Quotes
1980s Japanese films, 1988 films, Animated action films, Anime, Body horror films, Comic book films, Cybernetics in films, Dystopian films, Films about drugs, Films about telepathy, Gang films, Post-apocalyptic films
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“I am Tetsuo.”
“[Repeated line] TETSUO!”
“Neo-Tokyo is about to E.X.P.L.O.D.E.”
“My job isn't to believe or believe. It is to act or not act!”
“I customized that bike for myself. It's too wild, you couldn't handle it.”
“Scientists are a bunch of idiots. Police men always consider the tents first.”
“The definitive science fiction masterpiece. This is an unmissable anime classic!”
“[Streamline Dub (1989)] And what do we have here, huh? You the funeral director?”
“[To a man dressed in a black suit] What's with the get-up, huh? You goin' to a funeral?!”
“[holding soldiers at gunpoint] Hands up, now! Where in the hell's the facedown baby room?!”
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“2019, Neo-Tokyo: a never-ending puzzle begins. The trump card is... top secret. Film to be treated as hazardous material.”
“Twin ceramic rotor drives on each wheel! And these look like computer controlled anti-lock brakes! Wow, 200 horses at 12,000 rpm!”
“The passion to build has cooled, and the joy of construction has forgotten. Now, it's just a stupid made up of a bunch of suckling fools!”
“Police Officer: I'm not that much older than you, so don't call me paps or you'll find yourself polishin' my boots with your towel!”
“Enough! Open up your eyes and look at the big picture; you're all puppets of broken politicians and capitalists. Don't you understand, it's utterly pointless to fight each other.”
“You want me to get in there in that kindergarten room and live stupidly ever after, huh?! Be quiet, do what you're told, take your medicine every day, and wake up all day like those kids?!”
“[when he claims to Ryu he knows who the new subject is] Come on... Don't they say the only amazing questions are asked ones? [Ryu walks up to him with a sinister expression] Huh? They don't?”