Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

3 movies reviewed by Now Playing Podcast

Akio Otsuka appeared in 3 movies reviewed by Now Playing Podcast and has been discussed in Ghost in the Shell, The Matrix retrospective series. See all Series with movies featuring Akio Otsuka →

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Ghost in the Shell

Enter the Matrix four years before the Neo-lithic Era

Reviewed May 2, 2025
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster. Genres: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

The Animatrix

When “supplemental material” becomes essential viewing

Reviewed May 2, 2014
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated. Genres: Animation, Science Fiction