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
Tokyo Godfathers
Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.
2003 · 1h 32m · PG-13
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Satoshi Kon
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
92%
Tomatometer
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
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
Fresh
Takes anime to a whole new level.
Ken Eisner, Variety
Fresh
One of the most moving, enjoyable and wholly unconventional Christmas stories to come along in a long time.
Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News
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