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Here's a film I'd recommend everyone see, Tokyo Godfathers.

  • 16-12-2009 2:43am
    #1
    Karl Hungus
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    Tokyo Godfathers is a truly wonderful little film from writer and director Satoshi Kon, I can't recommend it enough. It's a story about 3 homeless people who find an abandoned baby at Christmas, and set out to find it's parents.

    Satoshi Kon's films have always been very different to each other, Perfect Blue was a deeply psychological thriller, Paprika was an extremely visual sci-fi, and Millennium Actress was as much as love story as it was a love letter to cinema itself. Yet Tokyo Godfathers is that bit more far removed from his other works, it's a comedy/drama that has some of the richest characters and a great depth of story that touches on quite an amount of social issues in a mature way. The story travels along as the characters are engaged in an extraordinary series of coincidences, and ends up as one of the most touching films I've seen in long time.

    Remember the feeling you got at the end of Planes, Trains and Automobiles? That's the kind of feeling this film gave me. It's funny, heartwarming, and a thoroughly enjoyable film.

    Maybe watch it as a Christmas movie, maybe watch it as a good old comedy, the likes of which they just don't make any more, or maybe watch it because you're a fan of animated films like Wall-E or Spirited Away, but in any case, watch it. The trailer really doesn't do it justice:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q6mcx2qF4Q


    You can probably pick it up cheap in HMV, I highly recommend it.


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  • #2
    johnny_ultimate
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    It was my first introduction to Kon, and I really enjoyed it (although probably getting around to the point where it warrants a rewatch!). All his films are remarkably different, and all pretty much wonderful - from the demented Lynchian head****s of Paranoia Agent and Perfect Blue to surprisingly poignant likes of this and Millennium Actress. One anime director who is certainly up there with Miyasaki.

    Also, you should check out this guy Karl: Makato Shinkai. Another fine creator of intelligent, emotionally engaging anime (although still trying to get my hands on a DVD copy of 5 Centimeters per Second).


  • #3
    monkeyfudge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,216 ✭✭✭✭monkeyfudge


    Yep. Been meaning to dig out my copy to watch before xmas.

    Here's a recent 1 minute short he did:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jjR_t0ikoU


    And he's got a new film coming out next year too.


  • #4
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Also, you should check out this guy Karl: Makato Shinkai. Another fine creator of intelligent, emotionally engaging anime (although still trying to get my hands on a DVD copy of 5 Centimeters per Second).

    Oh yeah, great director. I thought Voices of a Distant Star was truly unique. He's definitely a director to watch, and I certainly wouldn't mind grabbing 5 Centimeters Per Second on DVD myself.


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