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

Paprika

This Japanese animation movie based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel is a challenging and brilliant production. It tells an intriguing puzzle-like story that explores a intricate mysterious dream world and delivers it in a beautiful and thoughtful way.

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Genres: fantasy, horror, mystery, psychological, science fiction, Thriller
Director: Satoshi Kon
Starring: Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori
Alternative title: Papurika
Japanese: パプリカ
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 25 November 2006 (Japan)
Runtime: 90 min
Official Site [United States]: http://www.sonyclassics.com/paprika/

Plot Summary:
In the near future, a new device called the "DC Mini" has invented that will allow therapists to enter into people's dreams and explore their unconscious thoughts. One day, a thief who steals the one of the the D.C. Mini devices and that uses the device to create a mass Chaos through enter people's minds, when awake and distract them with their own dreams and those of others. The woman psychologist, Dr. Atsuko Chiba uses her alter-identity, "dream detective" Paprika attempt to prevent the dream world from melding with reality. In the process, she witness a bizarre parade of appliances, toys, and kitsch objects: a combat in the dream world of the fantasy and adventure begins.

"Paprika" Review:
This is an extremely well Japanese animation movie for those who like movies that make you think. Awarded Best Film honors at the 2007 Anime Awards in Tokyo, Japan, "Paprika " tells of a group of well-meaning scientists who invent a machine capable of controlling people's dreams - only to discover that the dreams, in a retaliatory measure, have actually begun controlling them. There are many storylines, some explicit, some weaving somewhere in the background. There are also many parallels, where different characters experience similar conflicts, though each one goes through it in a unique way. The visuals are stunning, the sound track is amazing, everything comes together. There were one or two parts that dragged but besides that this was a perfect movie.

Imdb page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851578/

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERaLC28EaQo