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Release Date:
8 November 2003 (Japan)
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Tagline:
Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.
Plot:
Christmas in Tokyo, Japan. Three homeless friends: a young girl, a transvestite, and a middle-aged bum...
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Baby
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Tokyo Japan
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Yakuza
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3 wins
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(7 articles)
First Look: The Dream Machine, From Paprika Director Satoshi Kon
(From Slash Film. 19 November 2009, 2:00 PM, PST)
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Spectacular animation! Satoshi Kon is one of a kind!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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) |
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Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, violent images, language and some sexual material.
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USA:92 min | Argentina:93 min | UK:88 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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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
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A number of the minor characters appear to be named for well-known seiyuu. Thus, the cast of characters includes such names as "Eriko Kawasaki" (voiced by Chiyako Shibahara) and "Hidenari Ugaki" (voiced by Mitsuru Ogata).
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References The Sound of Music (1965)
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Satoshi Kon's animation films are increasingly impressive with each new release. This movie is not only a technical masterpiece of the Japanese animation style, but can also rival a good independent live-action film in its storytelling. The film's plot also doubles as a social commentary about life on the fringe in Tokyo (not only the homeless but also cultural minority and the mentally disabled), from both the inside and the outside looking in. As a Westerner, I was astonished at how the homeless characters adapted to Japanese traditional practices for their survival.
The story of "Tokyo Godfathers" is much more compelling and heartwarming than Kon's previous films, "Perfect Blue" and "Milennium Actress", but the signature semi-realistic drawing style from his other films is still prominent. The discrepancies in movement between each character in the action sequences is particularly phenomenal. The backgrounds are intricate and perfectly painted. Note the art direction of the background buildings in some scenes to add even more connotation to the plot - sometimes they are more than what they seem!
Kon is the next Miyazaki, and I predict that he will continue to bring Japanese animation films to the international foreground years to come.