Tekkonkinkreet

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Tekkonkinkreet

R

2006

1h 51m

Action

Anime

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Two brothers wage an ongoing battle to protect their decaying city from villains.

Manohla Dargis

New York Times

In the anime Tekkonkinkreet, two orphans of life's storms sail through the air like birds, like superheroes, like Jackie Chan.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 13, 2007

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Eric Kohn

New York Press

Borrowing in equal measures from innocuous child fantasies and Street Fighter, the colorfully imaginative world of Tekkonkinkreet has its fair share of marvels.

Jul 13, 2007

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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.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 13, 2007

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

Grim realism collides with childhood innocence in a striking, kaleidoscopic artwork.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 18, 2024

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Chase Burns

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Despite the town's meanness, it's as playful as the film's orphans...

Jan 20, 2022

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

One of the most wholeheartedly and joyfully abnormal animated features of the 2000s.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jun 24, 2020

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Liam D

Combining a coming of age film and a Yakuza action movie. This is an anime unlike any I’ve ever seen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Audience Member

Funny, original, & romantic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Containing a brief scene of male nudity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

It was a fantastic movie. The part of being a kid and growing up

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Audience Member

Unique style and great story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Brilliant backdrop and world building with gorgeous use of color. But the story is really weak.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

A sublime work from Arias and the 4* C studio. Stylistically underplayed, the animation lulls the viewer into a false sense of simplicity that is blown away by the film's ending.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Synopsis

Two brothers wage an ongoing battle to protect their decaying city from villains.

Director: Michael Arias
Screenwriter: Anthony Weintraub
Production Co: Asmik Ace Entertainment
Rating: R (Violent and Disturbing Images|Brief Sexuality)
Genre: Action, Anime
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 28, 2015
Runtime: 1h 51m