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Tekkonkinkreet
Sony Picture

Tekkonkinkreet reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 65 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
10.0 out of 10
based on 9 reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for some violent and disturbing images, and brief sexuality

Starring Yû Aoi, Alex Fernandez, Yusuke Iseya, Kankurô Kudô, Sanchu Mori, Masahiro Motoki, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Yoshinori Okada

Based on the Manga series, "Black and White", by Taiyo Matsumoto, Tekkonkinkreet is the story of two orphans who rule the streets of Treasure Town, keeping it safe from the terrors that plague it--the Yakuza and religious fanatics. But the biggest threat of all comes in the form of Kiddy Kastle, a corporate monster that wants to change Treasure Town to fit its own agenda. The orphans will fight tooth and nail to protect their home from such a fate.


GENRE(S): Action  |  Animation  |  Crime  
WRITTEN BY: Taiyo Matsumoto (comic)
Anthony Weintraub
 
DIRECTED BY: Michael Arias  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: September 25, 2007 
Theatrical: July 13, 2007 
RUNNING TIME: 111 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Japan 
LANGUAGE(S): Japanese 

What The Critics Said

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90
Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir
Arias' blend of traditional cell animation and 3-D CGI effects is thoroughly mind-blowing, and the film's visual sensibility is utterly distinctive.
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75
New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
As intriguing and unusual as its title, this anime debut from CGI mastermind Michael Arias bursts with enough ideas for three movies.
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70
Los Angeles Times Robert Abele
Arias has a tendency toward creative overkill, mostly in the climax that renders with apocalyptic imagery the metaphysical consequences of Black and White's separation.
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70
Film Threat Jeremy Knox
A beautiful looking kinetic film that’s always in movement. It’s a bit slow at times and the plot has a tendency to meander, but other than that it’s hard to find fault.
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70
Variety Russell Edwards
Strained metaphysics dovetail with urban and architectural nostalgia in the exquisitely realized, minutely detailed Japanese anime Tekkonkinkreet.
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63
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Anime enthusiasts will want to take a look, but the film is too uneven to serve as a good introduction to the form.
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60
The New York Times Manohla Dargis
Demands to be seen, if only for its beauty.
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50
New York Post Lou Lumenick
A wonder to look at, even as its increasingly pretentious manga-inspired story line outstays its welcome.
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50
Village Voice Julia Wallace
It's both too cute and too rambling.
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