Tekkon kinkurîto (2006)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Michael Arias

Writers:

Taiyo Matsumoto (comic)
Anthony Weintraub (writer)

Release Date:

23 December 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Crime

Plot:

In Treasure Town, life can be both peaceful and violent. This is never truer than for our heroes, Black and White...

Plot Keywords:

City | Yakuza | Violence | Surrealism | Based On Comic Book

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Kazunari Ninomiya	...	Kuro / Itachi (voice)
Yû Aoi	...	Shiro (voice)
Yusuke Iseya	...	Kimura (voice)
Kankurô Kudô	...	Sawada (voice)
Min Tanaka	...	Suzuki (voice)
Rokurô Naya	...	Jiccha (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura	...	Fujimura (voice)
Mugihito	...	Kumicho (voice)
Nao Omori	...	Chocola (voice)
Yoshinori Okada	...	Vanilla (voice)
Kazuko Kurosawa	...	Kozo (voice)
Tomoko Murakami	...	Kozo (voice)
Miyuki Oshima	...	Kozo (voice)
Yuki Tamaki	...	Asa (voice) (as Yukiko Tamaki)
Mayumi Yamaguchi	...	Yoru (voice)

Also Known As:

Tekkonkinkreet (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent and disturbing images, and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hong Kong:IIB | France:U | USA:R | Argentina:16 | UK:12 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-13 | New Zealand:R13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Taiwan:R-12 | Italy:T

Company:

Aniplex

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Black gives money to "grandpa" the yin-yang symbol changes from white on top, black on top and then again white on top.

Quotes:

Shiro: This whole city's going to burn.

Movie Connections:

References Gojira (1954)

Great work! Michael is genius.

I saw this movie a couple of days ago. I thought this one is one of the best in the recent anime films including Miyazaki's. Even satisfied more than 007.

Based on the comic by Matsumoto Taiyo (also Ping Pong), Michael Arius, who joined Animatrix production, directed the film. As he knows many Japanese old downtowns and landscapes, his way of constructing the imaginary town is so real though many Asian tastes are added, and I believe the town in the film must attract Americans too. The story is basically fights between two boys and intruders, old traditions and new. I also impressed how this Anime can express things which I have not felt in the other Anime films. Michael gathered many best creators in Japan and the world. I really recommend Tekkon to you all.

By the way, MOMA's Artforum picked up this film as #1 in 2006. http://www.artforum.com/inprint/id=12076