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| A nice entertaining movie, but doesn't hit my tastes. |
| Great movie. It's almost like a fairy tale for adults. |
Mirai, zura~!  |
| satoshi kon truly was a fucking genius, its sad that we lost him so early |
| Amazing movie |
| I absolutely loved this! Definitely one of my favorite movies! This was pure genius! So much fun, so sad as well and so well put together. Satoshi Kon really was a talented man. I loved how it presented some of the tougher sides of life which you don't get to see in anime that often. |
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| Wow, glad I saved this for Christmas, was really enjoyable! ^-^ I really found it enjoyable overall, got to really get an insight on the characters lives and setup that just make this movie... breathtaking. to watch. May start making this a yearly tradition for Christmas =) |
| Charming movie. I'm glad I got the chance to watch this on Christmas. |
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| What a great movie, I am very glad that I started picking Satoshi Kon's movies lately. 7/10 and one of the best anime movies I have ever watched. |
| Yeah, I pretty much agree with what everyone else is saying. Great movie, loved the characters, etc. Just wish we got like 5 extra minutes at the end to wrap it up a bit more. I'd give it a 8.5, very good. would recommend |
| Nice and enjoyable. |
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| Good movie. Some moments were kinda boring, but the last part was pretty exciting and touching. It failed to make me laugh, though; I guess its humor isn't my cup of tea. But at the end of the day, I liked it. Still, I liked Perfect Blue a bit better. |
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| You really dont see many movies with this setting, and it was done well for sure, interesting and well paced. Also that baby can only be described as a lucky charm! If the movie was a bit longer, with more scenes, and not ending only there, it would make it a bit better. 8/10 Off topic, seems the director died in 2010, shame indeed, since the movie was really good, his last words were strong and deep, something to teach us, to enjoy our life to the most possible, whatever its conditions, we only have 1, and we may lose it tomorrow. This was my first movie from this guy, kinda strange... but surely I will watch each of the others he made, and apreciate how he contributed to the medium, R.I.P. |
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| Really liked this movie, the middle of film wasn't holding my attention but man that climax was freaking great. |
| Man, would totally watch this again in a live-action format. It would be hilarious. |
| man this is a great movie. i guess nothing less from Satoshi wish i waited a month and watched it near Christmas time. it's a perfect movie for that heart warming feeling of Christmas this movie made me laugh and tear up a little. i also loved the whole "Christmas miracle" theme, so many random coincidences and surprises. art and animation beautiful as always. very enjoyable |
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| That was surprisingly good. I'm glad I took the time to watch it. |
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| The one thing that stops this movie from being solid perfection; it just ended with Miyuki and her father reacting? The other main characters had some closure at least. |
 Novels I have read/am reading pending approval: since November 10 2022 |
| This was awesome for something that came out in 2003!! I'm glad that the ending was happy, that child was really godsend. I can see myself watching this during Christmas times (like now) 9/10. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Christmas Eve, you know what that means! Time to rewatch Tokyo Godfathers. Even rewatching this it was just as amazing as it was the first time I watched it. I just love this movie so much, everything about it is just perfect and I can't help but smile like an idiot the whole time I'm watching it. I'm looking forward to watching it again next year. |
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| Rewatching this film, Tokyo Godfathers is still the movie that can make me believe in miracles, if just by how ridiculous and self-aware it is with its own absurdities. It makes you feel "yes, this is insanity and the coincidences are mind boggling, but because this is Christmas, these things are allowed to happen because it's just that time of the year." No matter how jaded and busy I've become over the years, I'm glad that this film exists to pull me back to that state of mind where I can just enjoy the season. |
ShockedDec 26, 2016 12:54 AM
| Just finished this movie and now i'm going to watch it every Christmas |
| Wow, this movie took me by surprise. <3 Loved it! Haven't had a good laugh from an anime in a while. |
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| It was very good and solid anime movie. 8/10. |
| "The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there." "Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life." |
| Wow this movie was great. Not what I expected at all but great. I think it's definitely Saotshi Kon's most accessible work that I've seen. It's plot was all pretty clearly defined on the surface. It was a more character than idea driven work. And it had a lot of really effective moments of emotional catharsis. I'm kind of a mess when I watch movies like this, but I cried multiple times. Plus it kind of just has a classic banter driven comedic anime energy you don't see in Perfect Blue or Paprika. All three of our heroes are deeply flawed fuck ups. But their hearts in the right place and they're so broken you just have to feel for them. I was surprised at how much I liked Hana. I didn't realize they were a main character at first and thought they were just going to be a horribly offensive stereotype. But while I won't say he's a particularly modern or enlightened look at the queer community. Especially for when this came out, he has a lot of sympathy and likable qualities. And I was surprised at how the movie kind of pushed him and Gin as a couple. While I liked Gin and Miyuki quite a bit I think its fair to say Hana was the most compelling of the three and kind of my favorite. As always with Satoshi Kon we got some cool high energy little action sequences too. And some scenes very heavy on visual symbolism. All punctuated by Madhouse is great fluid animation, fun unique character designs and a really trippy score. Especially that batshit insane version of Ode to Joy at the end. That's going on my Christmas Mix this year. |
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| I fucking love this. My favorite anime movie of all time |
| That was the funniest anime and very heart warming too. Hana made me laugh even after i watched the simpsons. The ending was crazy with Miyuki's father showing up like that. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Wow...just wow! Absolutely loved it! Heart-warming and fun and exciting and moving and...well, just WOW! |
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| 2003 (http://www.imdb.com/list/ls004853039/) is my favourite movie year of all time and I'm glad I can add another reason for that. Tokyo Godfathers is an excellent film with great comedy and drama. Satoshi Kons untimely death was truly a loss for the world of anime and film. |
| I'm so glad I finally got around to watching this, on christmas eve too. I want to give it a 9/10, because it made its characters so human and well-developed. It was mostly heartwarming, with some touches of that Satoshi Kon weirdness. Excellent animation and setting. The plot maybe had some issues staying consistent and fully focused, but the experience as a whole was a great one. Love the characters. I think I slightly prefer it to Perfect Blue, and want to see Milenium Actress and Paprika too now. Definitely recommendable. |
| This became one of my favorite movies ever because of the sheer hilarity of the whole film. For me, this is Satoshi Kon’s best film. The amount of ironic coincidences in this movie was pretty much equivalent to the amount of times I laughed my ass off because of this. The ending was touching but Iwant moreeee. Truly a Christmas miracle to get to watch it this holiday season. |
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| Am I the only one thinking, meh? I just don't really get it. |
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| I wasn't expecting from this to be that funny lol. |
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| This was the only Satoshi Kon movie I hadn't seen and while it was very good, it was not as good as his other fabulous masterpieces. Still, compared to many other movies, this was still pretty damn amazing. 8/10 |
| Very entertaining with a lot of good laughs. I feel like this would have been nice in show format due to it needing more time to go deeper into each character but overall great film with some good comedy. I gave it a 7/10 but I was really debating whether or not it should be a 8/10. |
| Very good, top tier movie |
| “I love heroes, but I don't want to be one. Do you even know what a hero is!? For example, you have some meat. Pirates will feast on the meat, but the hero will distribute it among the people! I want to eat the meat!” - Monkey D. Luffy |
| This was such an enjoyable and well directed movie. The comedy worked for me, espescially the over the top chasing scenes. I liked the cast too and could get invested into their backround stories as well as the drama. My only complaint is that the movie ended so abrupt. Still great stuff 8,5/10 |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| I never get tired of this film. It's a tradition now to rewatch this every year on Christmas. A lot more details have been spotted on my 2nd rewatch haha. |
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| i think i just found a new christmas tradition! what a great movie. |
| Great and heartwarming movie. Watched it yesterday for the first tme. I compared it alot with the story of the 3 kings who visited the Christ Child on christmas eve. Looking forward to rewatching it next year and recommending it to others |
| Beautiful Christmas comedy. Kon talks about love and family, but in any case he inserts reflective parts and, as in his other works, he strongly criticizes Japanese society. A moving story that highlights the life of the homeless. |
| A film that should make you cry at every juncture, the conditional is a must, but it is thanks to so much irony that the film manages to pass over so many dramatic and serious arguments, without the viewer leaving more tears on the ground than necessary; a truly exceptional gift for this film. The facial expression is exceptional and makes even more convincing what the characters say or do, then they themselves are already characterized by them from the first minute without even going into their lives to know their cultural background. Nice and enjoyable movie at any age, perhaps less romantic than others by master Satoshi Kon, but easier to understand in a psychological key. For now, my vote is 8/10. |
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