Christmas in Tokyo, Japan. Three homeless friends: a young girl, a transvestite, and a middle-aged bum. While foraging through some trash, they find an abandoned newborn. Hana, the transvestite with delusions of being a mother, convinces the others to keep it overnight. The next day, using a key found with the baby, they start tracking down the parents, with many adventures along the way.... (Full plot summary below)
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Christmas in Tokyo, Japan. Three homeless friends: a young girl, a transvestite, and a middle-aged bum. While foraging through some trash, they find an abandoned newborn. Hana, the transvestite with delusions of being a mother, convinces the others to keep it overnight. The next day, using a key found with the baby, they start tracking down the parents, with many adventures along the way.
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| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris Hewitt (St. Paul)A schmaltzy story gets grit from an unlikely place: animation. |
| St. Paul Pioneer PressChris HewittA schmaltzy story gets grit from an unlikely place: animation. |
| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohKon proves that a cartoon can truly have as much -- perhaps even more -- depth and soul as any live-action film. |
| Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumLike the comic strips of Ben Katchor, Tokyo Godfathers artfully appreciates the beauty and humanity in junked lives and landscapes. |
| StarburstCourtney ButtonWith peerless animation, plenty of laughs and just as much heart, Tokyo Godfathers is an absolute joy. It should appear high on your list of alternative Christmas movies. |
| FilmStew.comLarry CarrollA director's material is only as good as its presentation and Kon needs some lessons in streamlining his product. |
| New York ObserverAndrew SarrisSocial indifference and injustice plague the protagonists, as well as our own consciences. This may very well be the point of the whole exercise. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura Cliffordwhile Satoshi is packing his film with all kinds of deeper meaning, he also has time for car chases, offbeat laughs and a climatic rescue right out of a Jackie Chan movie |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekTugs at the heart more than it warms it...a lovely-looking film, but hardly the emotional powerhouse some are suggesting. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertIt doesn't make sense to praise an anime movie's acting, does it? Yet you can't help but marvel at the expressive pen-and-ink performers. |
