Tekon Kinkurīto

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

  • 72% of critics liked it
    (18 reviews)

  • 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

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Sep 1, 2007 Wide
Destination Films

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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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  • _kelly .


    This is the sort of movie that I would normally love, but the story is not there. The animation, is of course, fantastic, beautiful, and original. I may be unfair to this movie though, as I couldn't get past 70 minutes in. The plot was just plain blah and I didn't have that… More

  • Saskia D


    I rewatched this movie again, I just can't believe how good it is. Not only is it visually stunning, it is fast, dynamic and has depth. The connection between the two brothers (who are strays, and orphans) is touching and powerful. I already said too much, just see it. <div… More

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