Tokyo Godfathers (2003) dir: Satoshi Kon

Tokyo Godfathers (2003) dir: Satoshi Kon

Even a homeless teenage runaway needs a Christmas present: You filthy old pervert !

It's a Christmas present from God: Better give me a little extra, I’m eating for two !

A little baby

Powdery snow on its cheeks

  On this holy night. 

You're not selling me into slavery: I always wanted to die drunk in a nice house !

You can't raise a child, you're homeless:  A hostess club won't be open at this hour !

Holy cow, now we have a gunfight at a wedding: The waitress just offed the gangster !

We're homeless bums:  Not action movie heroes !

Now we're breastfeeding and drinking tea:  Geezer Grandma !

So Ken died huh? 

AIDS? 

He slipped on the soap in the bathtub. 

My mother's white breath

As she watches me set out. 

On a long journey. 

You'd see bruises sometimes . 

The poor woman ! 

Not on her, on him . 

Kiyoko ?

Papa ? 

Ode to Joy ! 

Being able to speak freely: Is the lifeblood of love!

Are you a cop ?: I'm just a bum who is passing by !

Returning stolen goods to a thief: How could we be so dumb ? 

Very scary at the end.  Widely dismissed, even by Satoshi Kon fans, but it's a masterpiece on many levels.  Note the several cartooning styles juxtaposed in one movie. The world's weirdest road-buddy-John-Wayne movie and my favorite Christmas movie (until I revert to cliche and watch Die Hard). You'll hate it, but watch it anyway. Check it out!

Trigger warning:  This movie features a white Christmas.