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Tokyo Godfathers

Toru Emori (Actor), Aya Okamoto (Actor), Shôgo Furuya (Director), Rated:

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Genre	Foreign, Adventure, Drama, Animation
Format	Multiple Formats, AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen See more
Contributor	Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Mad House; Tokyo Godfathers Production Committee, Shôzô Îzuka, Masao Maruyama, Seizô Katô, Shôgo Furuya, Satoshi Kon See more
Language	Japanese
Runtime	1 hour and 32 minutes

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In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless people's lives are changed forever when they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year fast approaches, these three forgotten members of society band together to solve the mystery of the abandoned child and the fate of her parents. Along the way, encounters with seemingly unrelated events and people force them to confront their own haunted pasts, as they learn to face their future, together.

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Satoshi Kon's third feature (following Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress) confirms his status as one of the most interesting directors working in anime. Tokyo Godfathers centers on three homeless people: Hana, a flamboyant ex-drag entertainer; Gin, an alcoholic former bicycle racer; and Miyuki, a sullen teenage runaway. Their tenuous existence becomes more chaotic when they set out to find the parents of an abandoned baby on Christmas Eve. They scream insults as they confront the lies they've told each other--and themselves--about the past. Yet they remain curiously endearing and even noble. All three care passionately about the abandoned infant, and they love each other, although they're loath to admit it. Kon skillfully uses color to suggest the bitter winter cold and the characters' alienation. Tokyo Godfathers shows that battling the inner demons that led these three characters to skid row can be a more daunting challenge than fighting aliens and cyborgs. (Rated PG-13: profanity, violence, tobacco and alcohol use) --Charles Solomon

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 4.16 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 28142
Director ‏ : ‎ Shôgo Furuya, Satoshi Kon
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, AC-3, Anamorphic, Animated, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 32 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ April 13, 2004
Actors ‏ : ‎ Toru Emori, Aya Okamoto, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Shôzô Îzuka, Seizô Katô
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish, French, Portuguese
Producers ‏ : ‎ Masao Maruyama
Language ‏ : ‎ Japanese (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified
Studio ‏ : ‎ Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0001EFTVA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Paul Warburton

Classic anime, holiday story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 17, 2022

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Quite possibly the most unexpectedly touching and powerful anime about family, faith, friendship, and the ties that bind beutiful well written, acted, and with more heart than you could ever expect gather your loved ones around to watch this with on Christmas cause Tokyo godfathers delivers a true Christmas miracle!!!

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An Animated Drama You Can't Refuse!

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I'll be the first to admit that my preference in anime and movies in general tends to be for the magic, the larger than life adventures, the epic battles and the surreal mind trips through other worlds. But anime isn't all magical girls, mecha, battle action and hentai-and Tokyo Godfathers isn't any of those things. Director and writer Satoshi Kon is a past master of dramatic tension and character development and those who have scene Millennium Actress or Perfect Blue may have more of an idea what to expect from this movie-but I suspect even they won't anticipate how the story twists and turns.

The setting is Tokyo at Christmas time. The characters are three homeless people: Hana, an aging drag queen, Gin, an embittered drunkard, and Miyuki, a smart mouthed teenage runaway. This unlikely "family" is about to find their lives forever changed by the discovery of a newborn baby abandoned in the trash. Sounds kind of depressing, doesn't it? The characters don't seem like they'd be likable at first, the animation isn't forgiving-these characters aren't idealized stereotypes. And then the "magic" begins. Satoshi slowly and subtly unveils his characters through the movie's unexpected twists and turns. What starts as a quest to return a baby, becomes a journey of self-discovery, adventure and redemption for these three remarkable characters. And by the end, you're breathlessly along for the ride. It's a movie that's a reminder of how incredibly good character development can be-and rarely is, even on the live action screen. For a viewer like myself, it was a surprising and touching treat. And belongs in any decent anime collection.

The animation style is gritty and realistic. Don't expect the typical big eyes or wild hair. Nor are there the stylistic chibi-cuteness moments, or wild takes that are so common in anime. It's not cute, and it doesn't try to be. This isn't an anime for the kiddies-there's tough stuff to deal with here. The nudity and sexuality of this story is pretty minimal-a few boob comments and a shot or two of babies breastfeeding. The violence isn't gory or showy-but when it's included it cuts right through the viewer. The real reason this isn't for kids is because it will take a mature audience to understand what's going on. I don't think most youngsters will appreciate the subtlety, or be ready for the types of issues presented. The message at the heart of this movie, however, is universal. It's about all the connections and permutations of family, about the ties that bind us and bring people to care. It's about small miracles.

If you are already an anime fan and you're willing to try something different from the usual fantasy or SF fare, this is a great place to start. If this is your first foray into anime, or you've been put off from the medium before, this is also a great place to start. If you're looking for curvy girls with saucer sized eyes and gumdrop colored hair, bouncy theme songs, cute fuzzy sidekicks and tricked out robot giants, find something else-this isn't the anime you're looking for. If you like this, you might also want to check out Satoshi Kon's other work, especially Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress.

Happy Viewing! ^_^ Shanshad

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 22, 2019

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I've finally purchased and viewed this multi-region (Umbrella, from Australia) Blu-ray release (despite stating Region B on the cover) of Tokyo Godfathers. The video and audio quality of this release seems on par with the Japanese Blu-ray, which I have on hand, regretfully retaining even the same "pictureboxing" effect, which was probably meant to combat TV vendor default overscan, so you can see all of the intended image (but most people just see it as a hack job of having black bars around the entire picture), on a positive side, the grain structure seems intact; but there are a few exceptional differences about this release. Most important ones are found in the single subtitle track, which wisely departs from the Japanese release's translation choice during the foreign (to Japan) language portions, where both sides of a language barrier were translated, which didn't convey the proper confusion; here they omit the translation of the foreign dialog, only translating what the main character says normally in Japanese or both parties attempt through broken-English. The omission has greater effect on the flow by immersing the viewer in mainly the protagonist's perspective (if there were burned in Japanese subtitles intending for native audiences to understand the other side, then things would be different, but it wasn't originally considered important for the audience to be omniscient of their failed exchange). Furthermore, the subtitles have a bolder, easier to read font when compared to the Japanese disc; mix in some translation tweaks I noticed here and there in my spot check (it isn't Christmas/New Year's time yet...), it should overall be considered an improvement on an already serviceable script. Another unexpected feature, which nicely explains the difference between the Amazon image of the cover and what you'll initially receive, is the inclusion of a reversible cover, which offers the same nice artwork without the obnoxious age rating and company logo, plus the movie title is shifted to below all of the characters. It is a very nice and unexpected touch, which further solidifies my satisfaction about this purchase. Japanese quality in video and audio, an improvement on the English subtitles from the Japanese release, and attention to detail on the cover for collectors/enthusiasts. Just understand the intentional pictureboxing effect for what it is and enjoy this great multi-region Blu-ray of a truly great animated film, nay, masterpiece.

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Mr. D. W. Brennan

Misleading, out-of-date release that lacks the English Dub

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 8, 2020

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Shame on you, Amazon, for claiming this release of the film features both Japanese and English audio language options.

An English dub of the film does exist, but this was made back in February 2020, and this Blu-ray release was released 2 years before that, meaning this is an out of date release of the film.

I wouldn't have an issue with this if Amazon hadn't put incorrect information in their item description. It's not unreasonable for anyone to make the mistake of buying it expecting an English dub, when you set up said expectations in the first place. Not everyone likes having to read subtitles when they want to enjoy a show (especially when you consider disabilities like dyslexia) , and they are well within their rights to be disappointed here. The fault is entirely on Amazon here.

In short, do not buy this DVD or Blu-ray specifically, if you were expecting the recent English dub to be included. And hold Amazon accountable for their false advertising.

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J. Stone

Great Film, not so good release unfortunately......

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 21, 2018

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Such a great film that it really deserves a better release than this one - it should be treated with the respect it fully deserves with enhanced picture quality and sound as this version isn't the best Blu-Ray picture quality I've ever seen and the release is a cheaply done one and not much better than DVD to be honest which is a huge shame.

The only reason I've given it 5 stars is for the actual film as I'm pretty sure that Umbrella could have done a proper HD Blu-Ray release with a bit of effort, if not then let's hope that someone like All The Anime do a real release as they have done with Perfect Blue (another excellent Satoshi Kon film).
Probably the best Christmas themed film you'll ever see - definitely the best animated one that's for sure.

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Gothicfun

One of the underrated masterpieces of Japanese animation.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 27, 2018

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From the point of view of animation, I am sorry that satoshi Kon has died so young, because this develops from his previous work and IMO is really top rate. He would I think have gone on to do some more fantastic things. This is VERY unlike most Japanese works, focusing on bizarre outsiders who live on the street, and a little baby. The story is hardly credible but it doesn't matter. Great animation and knowing humour, and lots to think about too in this look at the seamier side of neat and tidy uptight Tokyo that visitors normally see.

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Terry

That it was supposed to have both Japa & English Dubbed versions of this movie but hasn’t

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 17, 2020

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In the description of this Blu-Ray it said that the language was in both Japanese & English but it is only in Japanese with English subtitles and seeing that I’m Dyslexic I really wanted the English dubbed version 😡

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Tokyo Godfathers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 26, 2011

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`Tokyo Godfathers' is another great anime film from Satoshi Kon.

When three homeless people in Tokyo find an abandoned baby their lives are turned upside down as they struggle to look after her and find her parents. A variety of seemingly unrelated events come together until the film reaches it's heart warming and satisfying ending. Traipsing all over Tokyo they follow various clues in their hunt for the babies parents, whilst their own life stories unfold before us.

The dysfunctional homeless family make for humorous viewing, with an old geezer for the dad, a flamboyant gay man as the mother and a bitter, yet sensitive, girl as the `daughter'. There's makes for a complex but touching family relationship.

The animation is very good and whilst not as lush or beautiful as Ghibli films, this is more gritty and realistic. This film has a 12 certificate, but this is an animated film aimed more at adults. The themes, language and some scenes are more adult orientated that other anime films out there.

This feels quite bleak at times due to the winter landscapes and muted colours, as well as the storyline in general. But, it is very well made and everything comes together perfectly at the end. If you are a fan of anime films in general then this should please you and if you a fan of Satoshi Kon in particular, then this should leave you delighted. A worthy addition to your anime film collection.

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