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Tessho Genda

Japanese voice actor Tessho Genda, who performs Ryu in Akira

Akira Japanese Cast Tessho Genda Ryu sounds dependable because Tessho Genda never performs resistance as a fantasy of clean heroism. His voice carries command, fatigue, suspicion, and the knowledge that Neo-Tokyo punishes every mistake with somebody else’s body. Bottom LineProfileAkiraPerformanceCareerSources Bottom Line Ryu gives the resistance a voice that already knows the cost Tessho Genda […]

Mami Koyama

Japanese voice actor Mami Koyama, who performs Kei in Akira

Akira Japanese Cast Mami Koyama Kei survives Akira because Mami Koyama never lets resistance become a costume. Her voice carries discipline, fear, anger, and the exhausted focus of somebody who knows the state can crush people without ever admitting what happened. Bottom LineProfileAkiraPerformanceCareerSources Bottom Line Kei sounds brave because fear never leaves the room Mami […]

Nozomu Sasaki

Japanese voice actor Nozomu Sasaki, who performs Tetsuo Shima in Akira

Nozomu Sasaki makes Akira’s Tetsuo frightening and painfully human by keeping every old humiliation audible after psychic power arrives.

Mitsuo Iwata

Japanese voice actor Mitsuo Iwata, who performs Shotaro Kaneda in Akira

Mitsuo Iwata gave Akira’s Shotaro Kaneda the swagger, panic, comic timing, and wounded loyalty that keep Neo-Tokyo’s loudest boy human.