Animated Film Screening: Akira
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A Lasta Festival 2026 event!
The legendary 1988 animated film Akira revolutionised animation with its unprecedented hand-drawn detail, cementing the Japanese cyberpunk genre and acting as the primary catalyst for popularising anime in the West. Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, the film is celebrated for its sheer cinematic ambition, featuring over 160,000 hand-drawn cels, utilising a custom palette of 327 distinct colours (with 50 mixed specifically for the film), and animated on a full 24 frames per second, setting a standard of quality that redefined what adult animation could achieve.
Akira’s iconic imagery—most notably Kaneda’s motorcycle slide—has been referenced and parodied across generations of entertainment, spanning everything from Batman: The Animated Series to [Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse](https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-akira-has-influenced-modern-culture/, 0.5.5). The film’s gritty aesthetic and themes heavily influenced seminal works like The Matrix, Stranger Things, and the work of artists like Kanye West.
About Lasta Festival: Lasta is an annual, nationwide, festival of events programmed by young people for young people supported by the NASC Network of venues. It features theatre, music, dance, visual art, and film. The festival typically runs throughout October across partner venues nationwide, this year’s Lasta Festival takes place Thurs 1st to Sun 4th October 2026. The eight Lasta venues are; An Grianán Theatre (Letterkenny), Backstage Theatre (Longford), Dunamaise Arts Centre (Portlaoise), glór (Ennis), Lime Tree Theatre (Limerick), Pavilion Theatre (Dún Laoghaire), Siamsa Tíre (Tralee) and Town Hall Theatre (Galway)
Event Details:
- Date: Sat 3rd Oct @7pm-9pm
- Tickets: €5+bf
- Suitability: 15A
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