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Tokyo Godfathers (2004)
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Reviews Counted:58
Fresh:52
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: A touching and sentimental anime.
Theatrical Release:Jan 16, 2004 Limited
Synopsis: Thoroughly modern in its story, its characters, its urban Tokyo setting, its absurdly funny action sequences, and its understated and ironic self-mockery, TOKYO GODFATHERS is an anime gem from... [More]
Director: Satoshi Kon
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Reviews for Tokyo Godfathers
Top CriticThe score grates in places but the script hits the mark, with the potty-mouthed vagrants certain to be a hit with older children.
12/07/07
Depois do brilhante Millenium Actress, Kon conta uma história bem mais simples, mas igualmente tocante e mágica, brindando o público com uma belíssima animação de tirar o fôlego.
04/03/06
It’s a modern-day fable with a big heart...
12/06/05
A delightfully rambunctious holiday fable about the vital importance of family.
05/04/05
The film mixes genuinely dramatic scenes with exaggerated comic bits.
03/05/05
Miracles, redemptions and reconciliations happen in the snow-covered Tokyo night.
02/03/05
A sweet little melodrama of deep, personal wounds being treated by dashes of holiday miracles, and it's enough to bring a smile to one's face.
11/06/04
this is a movie about Tokyo as much as it’s a movie about three friends and a baby.
08/10/04
The greatest danger for Tokyo Godfathers is that it's read as drama when, in fact, it's a gentle, often delightful, slapstick comedy.
05/10/04
Tugs at the heart more than it warms it...a lovely-looking film, but hardly the emotional powerhouse some are suggesting.
03/29/04
Kon provides a gritty depiction of Tokyo street life, but balances it with a dose of fantasy (it is Christmas, after all) and comically exaggerated characters.
03/26/04
Does have a few things going for it, including some effectively dramatic plot points, as well as some unexpected twists.
03/26/04
One of the most moving, enjoyable and wholly unconventional Christmas stories to come along in a long time.
03/25/04
Top CriticA convincing salute to family but, more distinctively, it's also a salute to the real-life difficulty of keeping one together.
03/01/04
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03/01/04
Demonstrates an idiosyncratic human touch. Kon is unafraid of the unseemly and unsightly.
02/27/04
Top CriticIt's a pretty film, in addition to being a thoughtful one.
02/24/04
Tokyo Godfathers is one of those rare little gems of a film that comes along only very occasionally.
02/23/04
while 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
02/22/04
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