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Tekkonkinkreet

2006 · 103 min

A visually wild, emotionally bruising ride through a dreamlike city, mixing brutal street fights with tender, surreal moments.

Directed by: Michael Arias
Genres: Animation, Action, Adventure
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yusuke Iseya, Yu Aoi

Tagline: You can see everything from here
Overview: Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.

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Directed by: Michael Arias
Genres: Animation, Action, Adventure
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yusuke Iseya, Yu Aoi

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
survival
identity
found family
violence
Places: big city
fantasy world
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: animation, action, adventure
Directed by: Michael Arias
Written by: Anthony Weintraub
Starring: Kazunari Ninomiya, Yusuke Iseya, Yu Aoi, Kankuro Kudo, Min Tanaka, Rokuro Naya, Tomomichi Nishimura, Mugihito
Music: Plaid
Runtime: 103 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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