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Uncut Gems PodcastAuthor: Uncut Gems Podcast
A weekly show about bringing attention to forgotten and orphaned movies where a bunch of like-minded individuals dive head first into the septic tank of cinema in search for disregarded masterpieces. A CLAPPER production. Language: en Genres: Film Reviews, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 265 - Akira
Friday, 20 February, 2026
In this episode of the show we are taking our 80s dystopia abroad as we discuss the 1988 anime classic Akira. Over the course of our conversation you will hear us try to understand this dense movie and tease out what it says about Japan at the time and the world at large. We then take a bit of a deep dive to try to learn more about how storytelling archetypes native to Japanese audiences are slightly different to ones encountered in Western traditions only to emerge enriched and a little bit more discombobulated, but nonetheless full of appreciation for this movie. We also discuss the iconic animation style, Akira as a biker movie and whether water has memory. Tune in and enjoy!Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy BurrowsFeaturing: Campbell BurrowsHead over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more!Follow us on Twitter (@UncutGemsPod), IG (@UncutGemsPod) and Facebook (@UncutGemsPod)Buy us a coffee over at Ko-Fi.com (ko-fi.com/uncutgemspod)Subscribe to our Patreon! (patreon.com/uncutgemspod)
