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Tekkonkinkreet [Blu-ray] | ![Tekkonkinkreet [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sLtJ5NLHL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Michael Arias
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 17693
Format: Pal
Language: English (Subtitled)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 0
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 106 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050629704211
ASIN: B0011FTQ6W
Release Date: January 7, 2008
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Tekkonkinkreet 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. (Contains violence, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon, Amazon.com
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This film is a MASTERPIECE May 10, 2008
M. A. MCHUGH (England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this and Paprika as my first two Blu-Ray movies ever. I'm not a fan of Anime at all but after this film I'll definitely seek out a few others.
Tekkonkinkreet is a piece of art, everything seems to be done to perfection, the story is emotional and touching, yet it has enough action to keep anyone satisfied. The animation is beautiful, I was sat watching this film amazed at every second wondering how they made it look so good!
This films a definite keeper and I'll be sure to watch it many many times more, I'm sure it'll appeal to watchers of all ages, even family viewing, just be wary of some of the violence in it. ;)
A stunning piece of work. February 24, 2008
P. White (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm very fond a Japanese anime but (to my shame) this title had eluded me. I bought it primarily because it's one of the first animations on Blu-Ray and I was curious to assess the image quality. Well you live and learn: this film is extraordinary in the extreme. It's appears to be a simple tale of two boys living and surviving on the streets of a run down Japanese town but it becomes far more than that. Their names are 'Black' and 'White' and I would urge you to consider yin & yang at this point.
The animation is amazing. There's so much detail in each frame that I wanted to frame (as in wooden) most of them. Sometimes the animation is deliberately simplistic but it all blends and builds magnificently. The high-definition really brings this out and any lover of anime will be drooling at this one.
This is now one of my top 5 films and that's really saying something because I'm 43 years old and I've seen a lot of movies. I don't impress easily. If you like anime then just buy this, a no-brainer. If you like a thoughtful and interesting (but at times surreal) story then also buy this.
Genius!
Not the run of the mill piece of Animation or Anim . January 19, 2008
Cerberus (London , England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I could not recommened this anymore to a fan of Animation be it western or japanese anim , this is a work of art and hats off to Michael Arias and all the others that pulled this off and also check out the Manga that it is based on also called TEKKONKINKREET that is written and drawn by Taiyo Matsumoto ( amazon sell the re-released version as it happens ) .
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