Akira + Irma Vep

Furious, stylish and awesome in scale, Ôtomo's adaptation of his comic epic provides a ride through 2019 post-apocalyptic Tokyo. Gangs of teenage cyberpunk bikers roam the half-devastated city, guerrilla bands clash in bloody battles with the police. Screening with Irma Vep, Olivier Assayas's tale of a Hong Kong action diva slipping into the shiny catsuit of French silent star Musidora.