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 [show more]
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play From the animation studio that brought you The Animatrix comes this visually-stunning new anime film based on a popular Japanese manga written by Taiyo Matsumoto In Treasure Town where the moon smiles and young boys can fly life can be both gentle and brutal This is never truer than for our heroes Black and White two street urchins who watch over the city doing battle with an array of old-world Yakuza and alien assassins vying to rule the decaying metropolis
First American made anime, based on the Japanese manga by Taiyo Matsumoto. Black and White, two street urchins living in the metropolis of Treasure Town, are forced to act when ruthless developers try to replace the heart of their city with a theme park, contracting local yakuza bosses to clear any potential obstacles in their way. Armed with exceptional fighting skills and the ability to fly, Black and White must thwart the efforts of the gangs and some deadly alien assassins if they are to keep the city they love. A metaphor for the struggle for survival against an ever-advancing tide of commercialism.
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