Review of Tokyo Godfathers (2003) by Yang L — 03 May 2012

What a wonderful film of all time, Satoshi Kon passed away 2 years ago for illness and I still feel sad.

This review of Tokyo Godfathers (2003) was written by Yang L on 03 May 2012.

Tokyo Godfathers has generally received very positive reviews.

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