Min Tanaka,
Yoshinori Okada,
Nao Omori,
Masahiro Motoki,
Yusuke Iseya
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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 thr... read more
DVD Release Date: September 25, 2007
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July 15, 2010This 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 insta... read more
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January 21, 2009I 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.
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September 1, 2011It's not just that the animation is superb, this movie has a lovely blending of nostalgia and futurism, permeated throughout by the surreal. The story is subtly complex and multipart and the characters are three-dimensional, with many of them sympathetic in different ways, like a... read more
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April 4, 2011The movie began promising, but the cool art and animation style did not match the story at all - it felt like there wasn't even a plot. There is some beautiful symbolism and the direction in general is very artsy, but it seems to take over the movie by the end instead of just let... read more
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November 7, 2010I have to say that it was a disappointment. The story is very dragging and boring. I expected more since the animation is so wonderful, beautiful, and just charmingly awesome.
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October 23, 2010It's an interesting Anime; it's gritty, but very heartfelt, a great story about two young kids that are brothers in the dangerous environment that is in a crime ridden metropolis. If you are a Anime fan or just a open minded movie goer, then go ahead and check this out.
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September 19, 2010The art work was very good plus the mix of cgi into the animation was flawless. I loved the story, and the relationships between the characters were very interesting.
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July 15, 2010Two orphans try to uphold the peace in their beloved home town, Treasure Town, as yakuza encroach.
I Netflixed this movie solely because it was created by the same guys that did Animatrix.
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July 15, 2010Hyperknetic animation helps along a sometimes too sprawling narrative of homeless street kids White and Black who leap from building to building in the neon streets of Treasure Town.
Treasure Town looks like an abandoned psychedelic amusement park that's been over run with urb... read more -
July 15, 2010Check this one now! It is a story about two brothers that live in Treasure town, they are protectors of the town, and know how to jump way ass high! This is an excellent story, if you like the art style [they put a whole lot of work into it!] you should have no problem popping in... read more
Critic Reviews
July 13, 2007
Manohla Dargis, New York Times
July 13, 2007
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. Full Review
July 13, 2007
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. Full Review
July 12, 2007
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. Full Review
July 12, 2007
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. Full Review
July 11, 2007
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
By the end of this phantasmagorical journey, I was as wrapped up in the precarious fate of these two wounded kids and the honorable yakuza warlords of Treasure Town as I've been in any film all year. Full Review
April 24, 2007
Russell Edwards, Variety
Helming is fluid, giving the animation an extra sense of momentum and life. Full Review
November 8, 2007
Beth Accomando, KPBS.org
Tekkon Kinkreet: Black and White is an enthralling anime and easily the best-animated film you will see this year.
July 27, 2007
Marc Mohan, Oregonian
For grown-ups who can let the story wash over them without asking too many questions, it's a treat. Full Review
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