Reviews

I saw this movie a couple of days ago. I thought this one is one of the best in the recent anime films including Miyazaki's. Even satisfied more than 007.

Based on the comic by Matsumoto Taiyo (also Ping Pong), Michael Arius, who joined Animatrix production, directed the film. As he knows many Japanese old downtowns and landscapes, his way of constructing the imaginary town is so real though many Asian tastes are added, and I believe the town in the film must attract Americans too. The story is basically fights between two boys and intruders, old traditions and new. I also impressed how this Anime can express things which I have not felt in the other Anime films. Michael gathered many best creators in Japan and the world. I really recommend Tekkon to you all.

By the way, MOMA's Artforum picked up this film as #1 in 2006. http://www.artforum.com/inprint/id=12076

I have seen Innocence in Japan a couple of weeks ago. My impression is difficult to say. There is a mix of good and bad in this movie. This is an Oshii world anyway. My comment is a combination of the other people's comments here. I saw beautiful and breathtaking 3D images, but maybe because of that, 2D characters could not move smoothly. Story pieces are not well assembled, or some missing pieces should be there. The editor might cut too much, The director Oshii purely pursue his world, and tends to forget general audience. In that sense, Miyazaki is much better and kind.

Best thing I found was the song, "Follow Me" by Ito Kimiko. I can't stop her singing in my brain after I saw the anime.