Author: Maikeru Arias

Features:

• * Based on the Manga Graphic Novel BLACK & WHITE by Taiyo Matsumoto
• * Tokyo International Film Festival - Special Selection
• * Deauville Asian Film Festival - Panorama Selection
• * Hong Kong International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Nomination and Animation Unlimited Selection
• * Berlin International Film Festival - Generation 14 Plus and Best First Feature Nomination

Format: AC-3

PartNumber: 19068

Release Date: 25-09-2007

Details: From the creators of 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. TEKKONKINKREET is a dynamic tale of brotherhood that addresses the faults of present day society, true love lost, and the kindness of the human heart. A brutal elegy for our changing times as well as a tour-de-force of visual artistry, TEKKONKINKREET is a deeply resonant story with a heart. The title TEKKONKINKREET is a play on the Japanese words for ‘concrete,' ‘iron,' and ‘muscle,' and it suggests the warring images of steel and concrete cities amassing against the powers of the imagination. Until now, at least in imports abroad, anime style has

UPC: 043396190689

EAN: 0043396190689

Model: 19068

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: New