Japan Synopsis
鉄コン筋クリート
Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.
Audience Engagement
322 audience reviews — more than 90% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tekkonkinkreet. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Aniplex
Animation + Crime in Japan
125 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tekkonkinkreet itself).
The 2005–2007 Japan Window
Tekkonkinkreet holds position #106 of 364 Japan films in the 2005–2007 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
2006 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 134 titles released, including Tekkonkinkreet. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (1020 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1891st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tekkonkinkreet, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- minotaur · 1
- urban development · 1
- street children · 1
- save the neighborhood · 1
- giant man · 1
- flying · 7
- urban setting · 6
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- adult animation · 101
- yakuza · 93
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,354 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,022 of 2,532 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Aniplex, Shogakukan, STUDIO4℃, Asmik Ace Entertainment, Beyond C. |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | October 21, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0831888 |
| Official Site | www.tekkon.net |