Tekkon Kinkreet
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 A screenshot portraying the two protagonists, White (left) and Black (right). |
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| Directed by | Michael Arias |
| Produced by | Eiko Tanaka Naoki Kitagawa Yasushi Shiina Osamu Teshima |
| Written by | Taiyō Matsumoto (original manga) Anthony Weintraub |
| Starring | Kazunari Ninomiya Yu Aoi Min Tanaka Yusuke Iseya Masahiro Motoki |
| Music by | Plaid |
| Cinematography | Shinji Kimura |
| Editing by | Mutsumi Takemiya |
| Distributed by | Asmik Ace Entertainment Sony Pictures Releasing |
| Release date(s) |  December 21, 2006 April 25, 2007 |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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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 Takara Machi (宝町 Treasure City) and centers on a pair of orphaned street kids: the tough, canny Kuro (クロ Black) and the childish, snot-nosed Shiro (シロ White), together known as the Neko (猫 Cats), as they deal with Yakuza attempting to take over Takara Machi.
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[edit] Credits
- Director: Michael Arias
- Technical Director: Hiroaki Andō
- Screenplay: Anthony Weintraub
- Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Shōjirō Nishimi
- Art Director: Shinji Kimura
- CGI Director: Takuma Sakamoto
- Animation Director: Chie Uratani
- Animation Director and Vehicles Design: Masahiko Kubo
- Color Design: Miyuki Itō
- In-Between Animation Director: Mutsuko Kajiya
- Music: Plaid
- Sound Design: Mitch Osias
- Editing: Mutsumi Takemiya
- Executive producers: Osamu Teshima, Naoki Kitagawa, Eiko Tanaka, Yasushi Shiina
- Producers: Ayako Ueda, Eiichi Kamagata, Masao Teshima
- Animation Production: Studio 4°C
- Production: Tekkon Kinkreet Production Committee (Aniplex, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Shogakukan, Beyond C, Dentsu, Tokyo MX)
- Distributor: Asmik Ace Entertainment, Sony Pictures Releasing
[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 | Dave Wittenberg |
| Choco | Nao Omori | Alex Fernandez |
| Hebi ("Snake") | Masahiro Motoki | |
| Dawn | Yuri Lowenthal | |
| Kimura's wife | Kate Higgins |
[edit] Theme songs
- Aru Machi no Gunjō (或る街の群青? literally "A Certain City's Aquamarine")
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- Performance: Asian Kung-Fu Generation
- Label: Ki/oon Records
- Lyrics and Composition: Masafumi Gotō
- Arrangement: Asian Kung-Fu Generation
[edit] Release dates
- 2006-10-21 (Tokyo International Film Festival - Tokyo, Japan)
- 2006-11-23 (Resfest - Tokyo, Japan)
- 2006-12-23 (Japan)
- 2007-02-10 (Berlin International Film Festival - Berlin, Germany)
- 2007-03-29 (Deauville Asian Film Festival - Deauville, France)
- 2007-04-25 (The Museum of Modern Art - New York City, USA)
- 2007-04-26 (Hawaii International Film Festival - Honolulu, USA)
- 2007-05-02 (France)
- 2007-05-06 (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival - Los Angeles, USA)
- 2007-06-10 (Seattle International Film Festival - Seattle, USA)
- 2007-06-27 (DVD - Japan)
- 2007-07-13 (USA)
- 2007-07-19 (New Zealand Film Festival)
- 2007-09-25 (Blu-ray - USA)
- 2007-11-09 (Leeds International Film Festival)
- 2007-11-30 (Anilogue, 5th Budapest Animation Festival - Budapest, Hungary)
- 2007-11-30 (DVD - Hungary)
- 2008-01-18 (Future Film Festival - Bologna, Italy)
[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] References
- ^ Wallace, Julia. "Tracking Shots: Tekkonkinkreet", Film, The Village Voice, 2007-04-24. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ Michael Arias's Tekkonkinkreet (html). The Museum of Modern Art 2007 Film Exhibitions. MoMA.org (2007). Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ Amid (2006-03-21). Studio 4°C’s TEKKON KINKURITO (html). Cartoon Brew. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.
- ^ Schilling, Mark. "Outlander gazes into Showa's soul", The Japan Times, 2006-12-21. 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～. Retrieved on 2007-04-27.
- ^ GreenCine Daily: Artforum. Best of 2006. 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. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
[edit] External links
- Otaku USA interview with Michael Arias
- IONCINEMA.com interview with Michael Arias
- Daily Yomiuri/de-VICE interview with Michael Arias
- (Japanese) Tekkon Kinkreet official site
- Tekkon Kinkreet trailer
- Tekkon Kinkreet at Anime News Network
- (Japanese) Studio 4°C official site
- Tekkon Kinkreet official site at Sony Pictures
- Tekon kinkurîto at the Internet Movie Database
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