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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396190689
Format: AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: September 25, 2007
Running Time: 111 minutes
Sales Rank: 10660
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/25/2008 Run time: 111 minutes Rating: R
Amazon.com:
Tekkonkinkreet (2006) is a landmark in the increasing cross-pollination between Japanese and American animation: Based on a manga by Taiyo Matsumoto, the film was made in Japan at Studio 4C, but directed by American Michael Arrias. The story unfolds in Treasure Town, a scabrous metropolitan slum so gritty it makes the viewer want to clean under his fingernails. Orphans White and Black share an existence at the fringes of an already marginalized subculture. White seems naive, if not learning disabled: at 11, he can't tie his shoes or dress himself. But he has an uncanny sixth sense about what's happening in Treasure Town. Older, streetwise Black looks after White and receives the emotional support he needs in return: They're two halves of a damaged whole. The arrival of a murderous yakuza boss who wants to demolish Treasure Town and build an amusement park draws Black and White into an escalating spiral of physical and emotional violence. Although the ending of Tekkonkinkreet feels needlessly obscure, it's a striking and often powerful film from a first-time director. (Rated R: violence, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Fantastic drawings yet shallow plot
You must be a big fan of cartoon with high details if come up to love this one.
The plot is extremely empty and even childish, about 2 adolescent boys, orphans I think, who sleep in the street and make a living from theft. Yet they think they are protectors of the city and the elder one is particularly good in martial art, and both boys can jump up high buildings with bare foot. It's like listening to the story of a kid that makes you laugh.
Yet the artwork is astounding to the effect that I just forget about the characters or what their are doing and focus to appreciate the surrounding artwork, like you enterd an art gallery, you would not mind whether the doorkeeper is decent in look but care about the paintings only. The artwork just make that from Disney or Pixar look pale and poor in details.
One drawback is that all characters are drawn roughly, including the two boys, like blackspots on a perflect painting.
Bravo for who brought us the fantastic artwork!
Rating:  - Thank You
I seriously appreciate that this was processed and sent on time. And the product itself is wonderful!
Rating: - Pretty great single disc~
I gotta say, for a single disc release, it's got loads of useful and interesting information for those interested in animation.
The 300-day Diary with director Michael Arias was the most interesting of the features, in my opinion. His road to completing this film was such a bumpy one, that one can only appreciate it even more. His struggle with some of the animation sequences, and solutions... my only wish was to have dedicated a short period of time on how they went about the work with the voice actors, which I thought was great.
There's also a small sneak peek at how Plaid worked on the music for the film.
Also appreciated, the various tracks of subtitles and audio tracks!
Rating:  - Amazing images, so-so plot
Even though I loved this director first American feature in the Animatrix I have to say I was rather dissapointed with the overall feeling of this movie. Great scenarios and control of the camera but sometimes the overall sluggish look of the characters got annoying. Also, even though this is an anime the movie was moving utterly slow.
Rating: - Thin Storyline, Good Theme, Nice Artwork
Tekkon Kinkreet
This was based on the Manga Black and White. I have to say I was a little disappointed in this one. I enjoyed in, but it left a gaping whole where I wanted closure. The art style is unique to say the least. The action is brutal, yet subtle. The story is barely even a major factor. This movie is more based off the relationship between Black and White. It obviously is a symbolic representation of Yin and Yang; you must have both to function correctly.
Black and White are kids known as the Cats on the streets of Treasure Town. Treasure Town is an extremely undeveloped town, run mostly by the Yakuza. Black and White usually cause havoc while trying to protect their territory and there town. Black is a serious warrior. He develops well throughout the course of our story. At first he is fighting to protect White, but soon we see he has his own demons. White is a slow child. White doesn't do much except act weird. For some reason, he has "all the screws Black needs." You will find out what that means through the course of the movie.
A new boss takes his place at the top of the Yakuza. He demands that Treasure Town be reborn in his image. He wants amusement parks, casinos, and other moneymaking machines to flood Treasure Town. Obviously, this does not sit well with our ally dwellers, Black and White. Black causes chaos for the Yakuza, which causes them to sent giant super-human type men after them. White is almost killed by one of them and eventually taking ... Read More
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