Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Posted : 1 year, 10 months ago at Jan 8 1:01

"Tokyo Godfathers" was created by Satoshi Kon, who also directed "Millennium Actress", a film that I absolutely adored. The concept of "Tokyo Godfathers" is less obscure and abstract than "Millenuunium Actress," and some might say less accomplished. It is however a very entertaining feel-good movie. Set around the time of Christmas, the movie centers around three hobos that include a middle-aged drunkard, a runaway teenager and a transvestite. This odd trio lives together in a shelter made out of carbon boxes and bickers their days away. Their days get interesting however when they find a abandoned baby at a dumpster, and instead of going to the police, they decide to find the mother themselves with little clues they could gather. The search takes them all over Tokyo, and in the process of...Read more

Rating : 8/10

Posted : 3 years ago at Nov 13 16:32

A decent flick with a nice story; it wasn't exactly what I was expecting but it was not bad at all. The characters are fairly well defined and you fall for their back stories pretty easily so by the end of the movie it is touching to see what happens to everyone.

While not as classic as some of Satoshi Kon's other works, it's still worth a watch. I don't really think it deserves an 8 but it should have higher than a 7. Round up, eh?

Rating : 8/10