Tokyo Godfathers
Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.
Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.
Animation, Comedy, Drama
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2003
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On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
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Details
Runtime:
92 min
Release date:
5 Dec 2003
Country:
JP
Languages:
English, Japanese, Spanish
Budget:
$2,400,000
Revenue:
$607,735
Awards:
8 wins & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
In one sense the plot involves returning stolen goods to a thief, but Tokyo Godfathers is really about longing -- for family, for children, for parents and for the lost past.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
9 Dec 2013
rotten:
No amount of shoehorned-in razzle-dazzle can keep this forced fable from feeling like a shadow of Kon's early work.
– Tasha Robinson,
AV Club,
9 Dec 2013
fresh:
Japanese animator Satoshi Kon has a striking sense of composition, but I'm more impressed by his storytelling skills.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
17 Feb 2012
fresh:
Takes anime to a whole new level.
– Ken Eisner,
Variety,
7 Sep 2008
fresh:
One of the most moving, enjoyable and wholly unconventional Christmas stories to come along in a long time.
– Gary Dowell,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar 2004