Akuji: Dead and Awake

Akuji: Dead and Awake

Akuji: Dead and Awake

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Akuji: Dead and Awake

"Tell Them."

2025

0h 11m

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Drama

Fantasy

Overview

Isolated by their mind, Akuji is a sophomore in college that moves in a draining cycle. When they start preparing for an upcoming group project that is most of their final grade, they start to enter a state of exhaustion and illusion. As they battle with their group members, they also battle their mind for peace and control.

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Lighting

Lia Barnes

Akuji

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Mia Dickens

Peyton

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Genesis Gabriel

May

Genesis Gabriel

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Jacob Gess

Quinn

Jacob Gess

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Justin Nguyen

The Professor

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