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AkiraIMDBTheatrical TrailerRent: Amazon • Netflix DiscBuy: DVD • BluRayIn episode 23 of Remakers Mark we tackle our first animated movie, 1988’s anime classic Akira. Unlike the original, which was a Japanese language anime movie, we are remaking it as an English language live action film (except for Jer, who goes a slightly different path). We tackle recasting two major roles and five major-minor roles. Along the way we discuss the original’s creation of small grayish Benny Hills, think about how to cast and remake the movie as a live action movie, have a hard time remembering who is who in the movie, and we all give ourselves plenty of leeway with presenting the original voice actors’ names.03:22 – 03:52: Thanks to Modern Antics – check out Riddle Room!Actors and Actresses DiscussedMitsuo IwataByung Hun-LeeGaspard UllielJoseph Gordon LevittAaron Taylor-JohnsonLiam HemsworthNozomu SusakiDane DeHaanSteven YeunJosh HutchersonDanny PudiMizuho SuzukiRobin WilliamsGabriel ByrneTesshô GendaNaveen AndrewsColin FarrellTakeshi KusaoDave FrancoLogan LermanTarô IshidaMichael IronsideChoi Min-SikMami KoyamaSeo Young-HeeOlivia ThirlbyLinks and Movies DiscussedMuppet BabiesScooby Doo (Animated TV Series)G.I. Joe (Animated TV Series)Transformers (Animated TV Series)Foster’s Home for Imaginary FriendsThe MatrixGhost in the ShellG.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraThe Good, the Bad, and the WeirdI Saw the DevilA Very Long EngagementHannibal RisingKick-AssGodzilla (2014)The Hunger GamesThe Amazing Spider-Man 2ChronicleLawlessThe Walking DeadWits w/ Steven Yeun and Motion City SoundtrackBridge to Terabithia (2007)The Way Way BackCommunity (TV Series)Benny HillOne Hour PhotoLaw & Order: SVUA.I.Lost (TV Series)Once Upon A Time in WonderlandNow You See MeThe Perks of Being A WallflowerStarship TroopersOldboyThe ChaserBedeviledDredd