Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
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72% of critics liked it
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87% of users liked it
(7,490 ratings)
A pair of feisty young street urchins attempts to protect an unnamed metropolis from a diabolical villain whose plans to raze the urban landscape on the behalf of malevolent real-estate developers threatens to destroy the very soul of the city. Street-smart youngsters Black and White do their best… More A pair of feisty young street urchins attempts to protect an unnamed metropolis from a diabolical villain whose plans to raze the urban landscape on the behalf of malevolent real-estate developers threatens to destroy the very soul of the city. Street-smart youngsters Black and White do their best to defend their territory from rival gangs as local yakuza leader Suzuki, fearing that the town has lost its zeal, plots a triumphant return to form. A lifelong criminal with a serious zodiac fixation, Suzuki (aqua The Rat) doesn't want to corrupt the city as much as he simply wants reinvigorate it with the kind of vibrancy that drew him to love it in the first place. Mr. Snake, on the other hand, wants nothing more than to profit as the buildings of the city crumble to make room for the massive amusement park planned by his wealthy clients. The only problem now is that Mr. Snake can't carry out his destructive deed while Black and White are still wandering the streets - of course that's nothing that can't be solved by a pair of sharp-shooting intergalactic assassins whose bullets always meet their mark. A metaphysical tale of survival in a city that seems to be poised on the brink of disaster, Tekkonkinkreet marks the feature directorial debut of longtime visual effects artist Michael Arias (The Abyss, Princess Mononoke). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Arias
- Written By
- Anthony Weintraub
- Genres
- Action & Adventure, Animation, Anime & Manga, Science Fiction & Fantasy
R,
- In Theaters
- Sep 1, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Destination Films
Critic Reviews
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times
In the anime Tekkonkinkreet, two orphans of life's storms sail through the air like birds, like superheroes, like Jackie Chan.
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Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Somewhat resembles Paprika, another recent piece of Japanimation. But director Michael Arias, a Tokyo-based American, doesn't fuse his striking graphics to a story anywhere near as satisfying.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
The dazzlingly intricate backgrounds are a marvel, and though the jam-packed story occasionally trips over its own sentimentality, it quickly rights itself every time.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Tekkonkinkreet, for all its architecturally grimy virtuosity and flourishes of anime cool, remains the story of a damaged city that can still point to one mighty example of brotherly love.
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John Anderson, Newsday
Far less cartoonish than, say Pirates of the Caribbean 3. And its characters are the most poignant, and convincingly human, of the summer.
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Cast
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Min Tanaka
as Suzuki
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Yoshinori Okada
as Vanilla
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Nao Omori
as Chocolo
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Masahiro Motoki
as Hebi
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Yusuke Iseya
as Kimura
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Kankurō Kudō
as Sawada
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Yū Aoi
as Siro
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Kazunari Ninomiya
as Kuro
- Morisanchuu
