While the familiar mushroom cloud has lost much of its impact, this ominous black dome and the spreading circles of dust driven by the shockwave remind us forcefully of the terrible power of the bomb. This kind of creative re-imagining of nuclear imagery is rare. I was fascinated to learn from a student who had seen Akira in Tokyo that the incoming missiles were clearly labelled as American in origin. By the time the film reached the U.S. this inflammatory shot had been deleted.   Back   Home   Next