Rediscover the cult classic in cinemas, in a stunning 4K restoration. In July 1988, World War III breaks out in the Kantō Region of Japan as a result of the use of a new type of weapon of mass destruction. 31 years later, in 2019, preparations for next year's Olympic Games remind the citizens of the past glory days of Neo Tokyo, a megalopolis built on the Tokyo Bay. Kaneda, the leader of a motorcycle gang, spreads terror on the deserted streets of the city. One night, one of the gang members, Tetsuo, collides head-on with a strange government experiment subject. Tetsuo and the mysterious boy are taken to a military laboratory in front of his stunned group. In order to save his friend, Kaneda tries to break into the military facility. When he finally meets Tetsuo, it turns out that he has awakened supernatural powers. Meanwhile, one of the test subjects, residing in a special children's room, prophesies the awakening of something that was never meant to be revealed. To learn more about his newly awakened abilities, Tetsuo travels deep underground to the mysterious AKIRA.