Tokyo Godfathers
Sat
14
Sat 14 Dec 7:00 PM
Arc Cinema
Allocated Seating
92 Mins
December
2003 | DCP | JPN | D: Satoshi Kon
Japanese with English subtitles
When a newborn baby is abandoned in Tokyo on Christmas Eve, a trans former drag queen, a middle-aged alcoholic and a teenage runaway band together to find the baby’s parents.
A Christmas fable for adults, Tokyo Godfathers garnered praise for its deft exploration of family and longing, as well as its gritty depiction of life on Tokyo’s streets.
‘…the triumph of Kon's work lies not just in its beauty and singularly sophisticated storytelling but in how that beauty and storytelling combine to give the films a sting so human you can forget you're watching a cartoon’ – Los Angeles Times
Images: Tokyo Godfathers © 2003 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Japanese with English subtitles
When a newborn baby is abandoned in Tokyo on Christmas Eve, a trans former drag queen, a middle-aged alcoholic and a teenage runaway band together to find the baby’s parents.
A Christmas fable for adults, Tokyo Godfathers garnered praise for its deft exploration of family and longing, as well as its gritty depiction of life on Tokyo’s streets.
‘…the triumph of Kon's work lies not just in its beauty and singularly sophisticated storytelling but in how that beauty and storytelling combine to give the films a sting so human you can forget you're watching a cartoon’ – Los Angeles Times
Images: Tokyo Godfathers © 2003 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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