Tekkonkinkreet 20th Anniversary

Name: Tekkonkinkreet 20th Anniversary
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 5

1hr 51m

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Two boys defend Treasure Town and Yakuza try to take over and clear it for new development. More Details »

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Release Date:

May 31, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 51m

Synopsis

Two boys defend Treasure Town and Yakuza try to take over and clear it for new development.

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TEKKONKINKREET divides audiences between those mesmerized by its groundbreaking animation and those lost in its convoluted narrative. While viewers universally praise the stunning visuals that blend watercolor, digital, and hand-drawn techniques, many struggle with a story that becomes increasingly abstract in its final act, though some find this psychological complexity to be the film's greatest strength.

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4.1

Sep 3, 2017

"Don't worry, Shiro. Nobody will ever break us apart." don't let the poster fool you this is actually really dark and i cried at least 5 times but it is a masterpiece nonetheless and i love my gay children Shiro and Kuro

449 Likes

Chris 🍉

May 4, 2021

“Tekkonkinkreet” renders the bursting emotional expression of youth through the vivid violence of a surreal cityscape. Similar to how its district of Treasure Town stacks architecture from across time and space to form a modern Babylon, so too is “Tekkonkinkreet” a movie…

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theriverjordan

Jan 28, 2013

While I cannot say that TEKKONKINKREET held my interest on a story level, taken purely as a visual experience it's one of the most staggering films I've seen. Nearly every single frame is stunning in some way. It creates a fascinating world that feels completely imagined…

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Jason Alley🏳️‍🌈🐻
Oct 19, 2024

Yakuza: We're going to take over this town with our superhuman hitmen Two homeless kids: Bet 😁✌️

185 Likes

D C 🍐

Mar 8, 2020

if you space out for even like 2 seconds watching this (which i did a lot), that's probably like a week's worth of work for some poor artist out there :(

172 Likes

kevvv

Dec 15, 2021

Pretty good film until the final act. Then it becomes a GREAT film. The animation in this is so unique and strange, the characters are all very memorable and it captures the loss of childhood innocence better than most films do. Extremely underrated movie.

156 Likes

Aleister Wood ⛧
Dec 30, 2014

Dang, I need to watch more anime features. TEKKONKINKREET is based on a manga called BLACK AND WHITE named after the two main characters. Black is about 13 or 14 and is a tough and White is 11 and goofy. Both Black and White will do whatever to protect their city Treasure…

145 Likes

Michael Offerosky

Jan 13, 2021

Blanc sans le n ça fait black...

127 Likes

MNKway

Dec 6, 2019

This movie isn’t that long but I really felt like it dragged. There were large elements of the story that I just didn’t care about at all. I did love everything surrounding Black and White though because I’m a sucker for movies about siblings bonds. The animation style was…

110 Likes

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Jess liked

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so interesting and loved the animation style

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GilKarl loved

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pretty unique art style for an anime.

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Absolutely georgous.

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