Katsuhiro Otomo: Akira (1988)

Akira is a cyberpunk/sci-fi anime from the late 80's and I consider it as one of the best animes of all time. The film is set in a futuristic post apocalyptic Tokyo which is rife with biker gangs and failing/corrupt government. Its a hand drawn animation and has some spectacular design. Akira is said to be a landmark point in japanese animation and cited to inspire/influence the design of many animations following it. The writing of Akira is also incredible it's based on mangas (japanese comics) the plot is very elaborated and there are lots of subtle undertones through out the film, it requires a few watch throughs to fully understand what happens in it.