Tekkonkinkreet (2006) – 20th Anniversary screening

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Friday October 23rd

Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
20th Anniversary
4K restoration
– Sensoria Festival –

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>Tickets available here<

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Sensoria Festival in association with Reel Steel, present the rarely-screened cult anime classic Tekkonkinkreet (2006) in a 20th Anniversary 4K restoration.

Based on the original Japanese manga series written by Taiyo Matsumoto, Tekkonkinkreet follows two street orphans – ‘Black’ and ‘White’ – who watch over Treasure Town, a decaying metropolis where life can be both gentle and brutal.
The street-smart youngsters roam their territory like superpowered vigilante stray cats, doing their best to defend it from the different villains and factions fighting for control of the district; from local gangs, to old-world Yakuza, real-estate developers and other-worldly assassins, all threatening to destroy the very soul of the city.

Featuring a brilliant and evocative score by Plaid – who find their home on Warp Records alongside long-standing artists such as Boards of Canada and Aphex Twin – Tekkonkinkreet is the debut directorial feature from Michael Arias (previously a co-producer of the Wachowskis’ animated anthology The Animatrix, along with previous credits including work on Studio Ghibli’s Princess Mononoke), a standout animated tale of conflict and resolution – touching upon faults in present-day society – produced by the renowned Studio 4°C.

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Friday October 23rd
– Sensoria Festival 2026 –
Drama Studio, Shearwood Road, S10 2TD
6:45pm
Japanese language with English subtitles.

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>Tickets available here<

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This screening will be followed by a live audio-visual performance from the film’s score composers Plaid at Hangr Warehouse (S3 8AS) as part of Sensoria Festival (tickets sold separately).

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You can read our retrospective feature
on Tekkonkinkreet
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