Tekkonkinkreet
(2006)
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Tekkonkinkreet
(2006)
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| Kazunari Ninomiya | ... |
Kuro /
Itachi
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| Yû Aoi | ... |
Shiro
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Yûsuke Iseya | ... |
Kimura
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Kankurô Kudô | ... |
Sawada
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Min Tanaka | ... |
Suzuki
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Rokurô Naya | ... |
Jiccha
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Tomomichi Nishimura | ... |
Fujimura
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Mugihito | ... |
Kumicho
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Nao Ohmori | ... |
Chocola
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Yoshinori Okada | ... |
Vanilla
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Kazuko Kurosawa | ... |
Kozo
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Tomoko Murakami | ... |
Kozo
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Miyuki Ôshima | ... |
Kozo
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Yuki Tamaki | ... |
Asa
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Mayumi Yamaguchi | ... |
Yoru
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In Treasure Town, life can be both peaceful and violent. This is never truer than for our heroes, Black and White - two street kids who claim to traverse the urban city as if it were their own. But in this town, an undercurrent of evil exists and has its sights set on the pair of brothers, forcing them to engage in battle with an array of old-world Yakuza as well as dangerous assassins vying to rule the decaying metropolis, Treasure Town. Written by Trenton Thompson {trentz985@yahoo.com}
A very interesting style to the animation; quite simplistic in a way, some of the cityscapes reminded me a little of the work of the artist L. S. Lowry. Still, great to look at and also quite a complex plot; maybe complex is the wrong word here, let's say I found it quite complex but that may be because I was following it via the subtitles (never all that easy with a very wordy script). Performance-wise, I know it's quite hard to tell in a foreign language, but I'll give honourable mentions to the voice talents of; Kazunari Ninomiya as Kuro / Itachi, Yû Aoi as Shiro, Yûsuke Iseya as Kimura, Kankurô Kudô as Sawada and Min Tanaka as Suzuki.
Having read a few reviews I've noticed that several reviewers struggled to get into this one. I had no problem, although I did find some of the plot a little too far-fetched. Yes, it's obviously set in a different world to our own but its roots seem very grounded here; the 'flying men' were (maybe) a step too far (for me). Having said that, I still found it quite satisfying and highly enjoyable! Certainly one I would watch again at some point; if just for the fantastic 'minator' sequence.
SteelMonster's verdict: RECOMMENDED.
My Score 7.3/10
IMDb Score: 7.5/10 (based on 4,507 votes at the time of going to press).
MetaScore: 65/100: (Based on 9 critic reviews provided by Metacritic.com at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 72/100 (based on 18 reviews counted at the time of going to press).
Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 32/100 'Want To See' (based on 7,335 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).
You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.