Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.7/10   

Directors:

Satoshi Kon
Shôgo Furuya (co-director)

Escritores:

Satoshi Kon (screenplay)
Satoshi Kon (story)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

8 noviembre 2003 (Japan)

Género:

Aventura | Animación | Drama | Comedia

Frase comercial:

Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.

Plot:

Christmas in Tokyo, Japan. Three homeless friends: a young girl, a transvestite, and a middle-aged bum...

Plot Keywords:

Transvestite | Christmas | Tokyo Japan | Tokyo | Baby

Premios:

3 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A delightfully funny holiday feature

Reparto

Toru Emori	...	Gin (voice)
Aya Okamoto	...	Miyuki (voice)
Yoshiaki Umegaki	...	Hana (voice)
Shôzô Îzuka	...	Oota (voice)
Seizô Katô	...	Mother (voice)
Hiroya Ishimaru	...	Yasuo (voice)
Ryûji Saikachi	...	Aged Man (voice)
Yûsaku Yara	...	Miyuki's Father (voice)
Kyôko Terase	...	Sachiko (voice)
Mamiko Noto	...	Kiyoko, Gin's Daughter (voice)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Doctor (voice)
Rikiya Koyama	...	Bridegroom (voice)
Satomi Koorogi	...	Kiyoko, the Gangster's Daughter (voice)
Mitsuru Ogata	...	Hidenari Ugaki (voice)
Chiyako Shibahara	...	Eriko Kawasaki (voice)

También conocida como:

Héroes al rescate (Argentina) (video title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violent images, language and some sexual material.

Duración:

USA:92 min | Argentina:93 min | UK:88 min

País:

Japan

Idioma:

Japonés | Español | Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Sweden:7 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | UK:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG

Compañía:

Mad House

Trivialidades:

Towards the beginning of the movie, they pass a bus stop, in the background you can see the theatrical posters for _Perfect Blue (1997/I)_, and _Sennen joyu (2001)_. All three films were directed by Satoshi Kon.

Citas:

Hana: Miyuki! Close your legs! Act like you were a woman!
Miyuki: I am a woman.

Conexiones de Película:

References Perfect Blue (1998)

A delightfully funny holiday feature

I honestly did not know what to expecting going into a viewing Tokyo Godfathers at the 2003 San Diego Asian Film Festival. It is the third film from Satoshi Kon, whose Perfect Blue was a creepy film that I liked and I am still awaiting to view Millennium Actress. Right from the start, Tokyo Godfathers was among the funniest animated features I had ever seen.

The film quickly draw comparisons to Three Men and a Baby as well as the idea of the three wise men. Three homeless folk with different, and perhaps strange, personalities find an abandoned baby on Christmas and make it their mission to find its parents. And right from the start, the three end up on these crazy adventures that is nothing short of funny.

Kon and fellow screen writer Keiko Nobumoto create a very witty film that at least provides endless laughter, even in moments that would normally be intense. At the same time, the provide a touching story of three people with nothing but the clothing on their bodies going out of their way to find the child's home.

If you get the chance, Tokyo Godfathers makes for the perfect holiday feature for everyone to watch. It is highly recommended and I hope the Academy takes serious consideration when viewing this film as it is among the eleven eligible for being nominated for next year's Best Animated Feature category.