Review of Tokyo Godfathers (2003) by Cory K — 06 Apr 2012

Funny, heart-warming, and quirky to the bone. My favorite Anime and Christmas movie. They should show this on ABC Family every year. Haha.

This review of Tokyo Godfathers (2003) was written by Cory K on 06 Apr 2012.

Tokyo Godfathers has generally received very positive reviews.

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