“Tekkonkinkreet”, de Michael Arias

Animation film directed by Michael Arias that follows Negre and Blanc, two orphaned children who survive on the streets of Takaramachi and consider the city their home. Everything changes when a group of yakuza arrives with the intention of taking control of the neighbourhood and transforming it, forcing the two friends to defend their world and their way of living. Based on the manga by Taiyō Matsumoto, Tekkonkinkreet combines action, fantasy and a powerful visual aesthetic in a story about friendship, the city and the struggle between light and darkness.