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 | Taiyo Matsumoto | ||
| Publisher |  Shogakukan |
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| English publisher |   Viz Media |
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| Demographic | Seinen | ||
| Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
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| Original run | 1993 – 1994 | ||
| Volumes | 1 | ||
| Animated film | |||
| 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 April 25, 2007 |
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| Runtime | 110 min. | ||
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Tekkon Kinkreet (鉄コン筋クリート Tekkon Kinkurīto, a pun on "Tekkin 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 Black and White, a three-volume seinen manga series by Taiyō Matsumoto, which was originally serialized between 1993 and 1994 in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits.[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 Takara Machi.
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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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