Akira (1988): The Story Hiding Beneath AKIRA’s Olympics

► ►►Try MUBI Free for 30 Days: https://mubi.com/cinematyler There is a terrible secret hiding under Akira’s Olympics. In the Akira movie, spoiler alert, the Olympic Stadium is literally built on the remains of a human weapon named Akira. But in reality, this seems to mirror Japan’s own connection to the Olympics–one of horror and rebirth. Written by Tyler Knudsen & Sophie Lasken ---------------------------------------- AFTER SHOW (Talking about AKIRA): https://bit.ly/3NIuQu0 *$1 until my next video goes up! Cinema Stories Survey (What movies should I cover?): https://bit.ly/3BmNVdW Support this channel on Patreon:   / cinematyler   Ad-free videos for $1! Twitter:   / cinematyler   Instagram:   / cinematyler   Facebook:   / cinematyler   #Akira #FilmHistory #CinemaStories ---------------------------------------- Sources: [Young Magazine No24] https://bit.ly/3iQB9NW [BFI] Akira (BFI Film Classics) by Michelle Le Blanc [Empire] Akira: The Story Behind The Film by Andrew Osmond - https://bit.ly/3sXBIM5 [Forbes] Katsuhiro Otomo On Creating 'Akira' And Designing The Coolest Bike In All Of Manga And Anime by Ollie Barder - https://bit.ly/3JEOUeR [Slashfilm] The Anime Classic 'Akira' Foresaw The 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics – And Its Empty Stadium - https://bit.ly/3zqycLy [AV Club] Thirty years ago, Akira predicted the chaos of 2020 - https://bit.ly/3EOZNqU [​​animenewsnetwork] We Could Have Had Akira and Mario at the Olympics Opening Ceremony - https://bit.ly/3FXslzS [Anime Encyclopedia] The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation [XII Olympiad Wiki] 1940 Summer Olympics - https://bit.ly/34uW1Xn [Mukden Wiki] - Mukden Incident - https://bit.ly/3qTHax6 [Unit 731 Wiki] - Unit 731 - https://bit.ly/3q12KAs [Occupation Wiki] - Occupation of Japan - https://bit.ly/3pZuNjO [‘64 Olympics Wiki] - 1964 Summer Olympics - https://bit.ly/32OdFVz [Tokyo Olympiad Wiki] - Tokyo Olympiad - [LWL] - Akira and the traumatic spectre of nuclear war - Little White Lies - https://bit.ly/3qVvR7t [Cherry Blossoms Wiki] Operation Cherry Blossoms at Night - https://bit.ly/32T8weT [Reuters] Tokyo doctors call for cancellation of Olympic Games due to COVID-19 - https://reut.rs/3q5HKIX [CBS News] Cancel the Tokyo Olympics? It's unlikely. Here's why - https://cbsn.ws/33jboS8 [2020 Olympics Wiki] 2020 Summer Olympics - https://bit.ly/3t5Jcgj [Hirohito Wiki] Hirohito - https://bit.ly/33bzf62 [US Biowarfare Wiki] - ​​United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories - https://bit.ly/3f6PdRM [Guardian] - Unit 731: Japan discloses details of notorious chemical warfare division - https://bit.ly/3qQPApD [Akira Fandom] https://akira.fandom.com [Bubble Economy Wiki] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanes... [Japan Times] https://bit.ly/3tQzZIH Music: Epidemic Sound Gear: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Sigma 18-35mm Lens Sennheiser MKH 416