Tekkon Kinkreet

Tekkonkinkreet (鉄コン筋クリート) is a 2006 feature-length Japanese anime film, directed by Michael Arias and animated by Studio 4°C, adapted from the three-volume seinen manga series of the same name by Taiyō Matsumoto, which was originally serialized in North America between October 1998 and April 2000 in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits and first published in English as Tekkonkinkreet: Black & White. It was first released in Japan on December 23, 2006. The story takes place in the fictional Treasure Town and centers on a pair of orphaned street kids - the tough, canny Black and the childish, innocent White, together known as the Cats - as they deal with yakuza attempting to take over the city of Treasure Town. The manga was released in North America on October of 1998 and was re-released on September 25, 2007 as a compilation of three comics in one.

Plot
Shiro (White) and Kuro (Black) are homeless children who mark their territory in Treasure Town. When the local yakuza try to build a large amusement park in their territory, they fight back in the only way they know how. Unfortunately, the yakuza are working with a dangerous business partner, and Treasure Town will not be deffended without a fight.

Awards
Tekkon Kinkreet won the prestigious Best Film Award at the 2006 Mainichi Film Awards. It was also named Barbara London's top film of 2006 in the annual "Best of" roundup by the New York Museum of Modern Art's Artforum magazine. In 2008, it received 'best original story' and 'best art direction' from the Tokyo International Anime Fair. It won the 2008 Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year.

Cast

 * - Minor Role