“Orphan boys Black and White defend Treasure Town from Yakuza, testing their unbreakable bond.”
Tekkonkinkreet
鉄コン筋クリート
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Synopsis
Orphan boys Black and White defend Treasure Town from Yakuza, testing their unbreakable bond.
The streets of Treasure Town are said to belong to "The Cats." They know everything that goes on in the city, and no one can stir up trouble without going through them first. In reality, The Cats are a pair of orphan boys called Black and White, who aren’t afraid of anything or anyone. But their rule of the streets is challenged when the Yakuza come to town and start making changes. The wild Black and the carefree White have no one to rely on but themselves to get their Treasure Town back to the way it was. But their bond is tested as they quickly realize going back to how things were may no longer be an option.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 36 sampled reviews
What 36 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.04 · split reception
6.1 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.7
↓ 0.06
Running avg · Dec 2007 → Jun 2025
- 9 “I rented this out of curiousity not really expecting much from it but I actually thought it was great. The film is strange, idiosyncratic and probably not everyone's cup of tea but the psychedelic...”
- 9 “I enjoyed Tekkonkinkreet from start to finish, even though if it wasn't for the reasons I was expecting. The art is gorgeous as expected and really helps bring a unique feel to Treasure Town. The...”
- 8 “Much of anime prescribes to a “more is more” design principle—practicality and logic be darned—and many a transformation sequence has benefited from it. By contrast, Tekkon Kinkreet triumphs...”
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- Format 1 × 110′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 50m all episodes
- Aired Dec 2006 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-1973 catalog
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- Sony Pictures Entertainment Licensor