Three homeless people in Tokyo find a newborn baby in the trash and attempt to find its parents in this...
Three homeless people in Tokyo find a newborn baby in the trash and attempt to find its parents in this Christmas tale from anime cinema legend Satoshi Kon (Paprika).
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"Harrowing and heartwarming."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"A well-told story, forged on vision and delivered with heart."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Has echoes of Chaplin and Capra."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Has just enough astringent touches to keep it from sliding into sloppy sentimentality."
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TV Guide
TV Guide"Demonstrates an idiosyncratic human touch. Kon is unafraid of the unseemly and unsightly."
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe"A modern-day fable with a big heart..."
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Film Threat
Film Threat"Takes anime to a whole new level."
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Variety
Variety"Japanese animator Satoshi Kon has a striking sense of composition, but I'm more impressed by his storytelling skills."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"No amount of shoehorned-in razzle-dazzle can keep this forced fable from feeling like a shadow of Kon's early work."
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A.V. Club
A.V. ClubTokyo Godfathers | Details
- Rating
- PG-13,
- Runtime
- 93
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Japan
