Tekkonkinkreet
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- Synopsis
- 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....
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- Starring
- Min Tanaka, Yoshinori Okada, Nao Omori, Masahiro Motoki, Yusuke Iseya
- Director(s)
- Himaki Ando, Michael Arias
- Distributor(s)
- Sony
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min.
Critic Reviews
Los Angeles Times | Robert AbeleAdd Critic to Favorites
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.Read the full review
Variety | Russell EdwardsAdd Critic to Favorites
Strained metaphysics dovetail with urban and architectural nostalgia in the exquisitely realized, minutely detailed Japanese anime Tekkonkinkreet.Read the full review
The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites
Demands to be seen, if only for its beauty.Read the full review
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