Tokyo Godfathers

Tokyo Godfathers is a Japanese animation movie released in 2003, directed by Satoshi Kon and Shogo Furuya.

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Genres: Adventure, Drama, Magic, Psychological
Director: Satoshi Kon, Shogo Furuya
Cast (voice): Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto
Alternative title: Ükskord Tokyos
Japanese: 東京ゴッドファーザーズ
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 8 November 2003 (Japan)
Runtime: 92 min
Official Site: http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/tokyogodfathers/index.html

Plot Summary:
In Tokyo, three homeless lives changed forever when they discover a girl in a dumpster on Christmas Eve. As the new year approaches, these three forgotten members of society come together to solve the mystery of corduroy the abandoned child and the whereabouts of their parents. Throughout all the way with events are seemingly unrelated people and force them to confront her past, while learning to face their future together.

"Tokyo Godfathers" Review:
The most phenomenal Tokyo Godfathers, besides its well-made Japanese animation movie, excellent music and great performances, is his script, so round, polished and translucent as a sphere of quartz. Every detail of the film, each word is said or every move can be seen tracing a smooth path to the end, which anyway is not surprising. Best of all, the tape leaves a taste warm and pleasant, and a warmth in my gut that is becoming increasingly rarer to find in contemporary cinema.


Imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0388473/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q6mcx2qF4Q