In the fictional pan-Asian metropolis of Takaramachi (Treasure Town), two orphaned street kids face the The Yakuza in an attempt to keep control of the slum where they live.
Michael Arias’s 2006 adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga Tekkonkinkreet is visually inspired by the Fernando Meirelles film City of God and translates the two-dimensional, black and white manga into an urban-baroque, vibrant animation.
See Tekkonkinkreet on the big screen, as Warp-signed duo Plaid perform the lush electronics of their original soundtrack live on stage, with percussionists and a string ensemble combining with post-techno, trance-like alien sounds and more.
Director Michael Arias made this anime film based on a Japanese manga with the British electronic music duo Plaid. So this production is a truly fine example of collaboration between Japanese and British artists.
Barbican Contemporary Music is London’s home to the boldest new jazz, world, folk, contemporary classical, rock, pop & electronic music from across the globe.
Age guidance 12+
price of attendance: £12.50 – 20
For more information, movie trailers and how to book tickets, please see the Barbican Website for Plaid Tekkonkinkreet
For information about PLAID, please go to their website