Review of Tokyo Godfathers (2003) by Johnathon W — 11 Dec 2013

A simple story about three homeless people finding a baby and trying to return it really dives into deep characterization and the perfect amount of emotions. Every character has a story and it all has to do with the past.

The movie really gives the viewers a lot of mystery about who the baby belongs to and why was it abandoned in the first place? While during this we get nice hints about the three main characters' stories, like Gin's problem with lying, Hana with his true self, and Miyuki with her father.

The amount of story telling presented in this film is strong as again we get an input from the three main characters and other characters who soon come along, all in an hour and a half. There are many movies that try to have two hours or even more and most of the time they can't even keep one single plot consistent (I'm looking at you Micheal Bay).

There is no padding as it flows perfectly and really gets a viewer engaged in the movie. There is a very strong emotional power in this film as there are moments of compassion, suspense, and just some well done comedy.

I can easily say this is one of my favorite movies that makes me feel multiple emotions. This is easily thanks to the strong themes that are played here about how people long for others or just the past.

It's a really strong and relatable feeling and Tokyo Godfathers easily captures with perfection. This is a great example of how someone can explore with the topic of three homeless characters living their lives because as I said before it really goes into deep characterization and strong themes.

It is easily my favorite film from Satoshi Kon as not only was it fun film, but a film I can really look back on as an experience.