Tekkon Kinkreet
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 The protagonists, White (left) and Black (right). |
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| 鉄コン筋クリート (Tekkonkinkreet) |
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| Genre | Adventures, Psychological, Drama | ||
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| Author | Taiyō Matsumoto | ||
| Publisher |  Shogakukan |
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| English publisher |   Viz Media |
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| Demographic | Seinen | ||
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
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| Original run | 1993 – 1994 | ||
| Volumes | 2 | ||
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| Director | Michael Arias | ||
| Producer | Eiko Tanaka Naoki Kitagawa |
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| Writer | Anthony Weintraub | ||
| Composer | Plaid | ||
| Studio | Studio 4°C | ||
| Licensor | Aniplex Sony Pictures Releasing |
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| Released | December 21, 2006 July 13, 2007 |
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| Runtime | 125 minutes (Japan) 115 minutes (United States) |
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Tekkon Kinkreet (鉄コン筋クリート Tekkon Kinkurīto, a pun on "Tekkin" and "Concrete", the Japanese term for reinforced concrete) (also known as Tekkonkinkreet in English release)[1] is a 2006 feature-length Japanese anime film, directed by Michael Arias and animated by Studio 4°C, adapted from the three-volume seinen manga series of the same name by Taiyō Matsumoto, which was originally serialized between 1993 and 1994 in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits and first published in English as Black & White.[2][3] It was first released in Japan on December 23, 2006.[4] The story takes place in the fictional Treasure Town and centers on a pair of orphaned street kids: the tough, canny Black and the childish, innocent White, together known as the Cats, as they deal with yakuza attempting to take over the city of Treasure Town.
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[edit] Awards
Tekkon Kinkreet won the prestigious Best Film Award at the 2006 Mainichi Film Awards.[5] It was also named the Number 1 film of 2006 in the annual "Best of" roundup by the New York Museum of Modern Art's Artforum magazine.[6] In 2008, it received 'best original story' and 'best art direction' from the Tokyo International Anime Fair[7]. It won the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.[8]
[edit] Cast
| Character | Original version | English version |
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| Kuro ("Black") | Kazunari Ninomiya | Scott Menville |
| Shiro ("White") | Yu Aoi | Kamali Minter |
| Nezumi ("Grey / Rat") | Min Tanaka | David Lodge |
| Kimura | Yusuke Iseya | Rick Gomez |
| Choco | Nao Omori | Alex Fernandez |
| Hebi ("Snake") | Masahiro Motoki | |
| Dawn | Yukiko Tamaki | Yuri Lowenthal |
| Fujimura | Tomomichi Nishimura | Maurice LaMarche |
| Kimura's wife | Kate Higgins |
[edit] References
- ^ Wallace, Julia (2007-04-24). "Tracking Shots: Tekkonkinkreet". Film (The Village Voice). http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0717,wallace,76482,20.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Michael Arias's Tekkonkinkreet" (html). The Museum of Modern Art 2007 Film Exhibitions. MoMA.org. 2007. http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/film_exhibitions.php?id=4290. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ Amid (2006-03-21). "Studio 4°C’s TEKKON KINKURITO" (html). Cartoon Brew. http://www.cartoonbrew.com/anime/studio-4cs-tekkon-kinkurito. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (2006-12-21). "Outlander gazes into Showa's soul". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ff20061221a1.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
- ^ (Japanese) "映画「鉄コン筋クリート」OFFICIAL BLOG － TOL ブログ(Blog) 芸能人・有名人・ツタヤのお店がエンタメを語る～". http://blog.tsutaya.co.jp/tekkon. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
- ^ "GreenCine Daily: Artforum. Best of 2006". http://daily.greencine.com/archives/002833.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
- ^ Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year - Anime News Network
- ^ (Japanese) "Animation of the year". http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/allprizes/2008/index.html#02. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Tekkon Kinkreet official site
- Tekkon Kinkreet official site at Sony Pictures
- Otaku USA interview with Michael Arias
- IONCINEMA.com interview with Michael Arias
- Daily Yomiuri/de-VICE interview with Michael Arias
- Tekkon Kinkreet trailer
- Tekkon Kinkreet at Anime News Network
- (Japanese) Studio 4°C official site
- Tekon kinkurîto at the Internet Movie Database
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