In the anime Tekkonkinkreet, two orphans of life's storms sail through the air like birds, like superheroes, like Jackie Chan.
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07/13/07
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Tekkon Kinkreet (2007)
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Reviews Counted:8
Fresh:6
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.6/10
Theatrical Release:Jul 13, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: This animated saga is based on the serial manga "Black and White" by Taiyo Matsumoto. In it, two gangs of orphans compete for territory on the mean streets of Treasure Town.
Director: Michael Arias
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Reviews for Tekkon Kinkreet
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Top CriticSomewhat 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.
07/13/07
Top CriticThe dazzlingly intricate backgrounds are a marvel, and though the jam-packed story occasionally trips over its own sentimentality, it quickly rights itself every time.
07/13/07
Top CriticTekkonkinkreet, for all its architecturally grimy virtuosity and flourishes of anime cool, remains the story of a damaged city that can still point to one mighty example of brotherly love.
07/12/07
Top CriticFar less cartoonish than, say Pirates of the Caribbean 3. And its characters are the most poignant, and convincingly human, of the summer.
07/12/07
Top CriticBy the end of this phantasmagorical journey, I was as wrapped up in the precarious fate of these two wounded kids and the honorable yakuza warlords of Treasure Town as I've been in any film all year.
07/11/07
Top CriticHelming is fluid, giving the animation an extra sense of momentum and life.
04/24/07
Top CriticToo cute and too rambling.
04/24/07
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