{"id":384571,"date":"2021-12-22T17:30:53","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-makes-tokyo-godfathers-such-a-modern-christmas-classic\/"},"modified":"2021-12-22T17:30:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T14:30:53","slug":"what-makes-tokyo-godfathers-such-a-modern-christmas-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-makes-tokyo-godfathers-such-a-modern-christmas-classic\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Makes &#8216;Tokyo Godfathers&#8217; Such a Modern Christmas Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4122d671c7a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a4122d671c7a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-makes-tokyo-godfathers-such-a-modern-christmas-classic\/#Watch_%E2%80%9CTokyo_Godfather_%E2%80%93_ChristmasReligionsJapan%E2%80%9D\" >Watch \u201cTokyo Godfather \u2013 Christmas\/Religions\/Japan\u201d:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-makes-tokyo-godfathers-such-a-modern-christmas-classic\/#Who_made_this\" >Who made this?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-makes-tokyo-godfathers-such-a-modern-christmas-classic\/#More_videos_like_this\" >More videos like this<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#What Makes &#8216;Tokyo Godfathers&#8217; Such a Modern Christmas Classic<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;\u201cI always wanted to die drunk in a nice, old house. I\u2019m halfway there.\u201d&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Toyko_Godfathers_2.jpeg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Toyko Godfathers\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Toyko_Godfathers_2.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Toyko_Godfathers_2-768x411.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Columbia TriStar&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Meg Shields\u00a0\u00b7 Published on December 22nd, 2021 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Welcome to The Queue \u2014 your daily distraction of curated video content sourced from across the web. Today, we\u2019re watching a video essay about the Christmas vibes of Satoshi Kon\u2019s Tokyo Godfathers.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>It\u2019s Christmas Eve in Tokyo, and three unhoused people rummage through the trash in search of goodies. Gin (Toru Emori) is a middle-aged alcoholic, Hana (Yoshiaki Umegaki) a trans woman, and Miyuki (Aya Okamoto), a teenage runaway. While the three sift through the trash, they h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en upon an abandoned baby. Armed with very few clues as to the baby\u2019s identity, the eccentric misfits spend the holiday attempting to locate the kid\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p><em><b>Tokyo Godfathers <\/b><\/em>is far more observational, lighthearted, and straightforward than any of Satoshi Kon\u2019s more surreal works.\u00a0But this gentler touch makes for one of the most charming Christmas films ever made; an animated feature that blurs the line between the goofy coincidence of slapstick and spiritual miracles.<\/p>\n<p>A festive meander through its titular city,\u00a0<em>Tokyo Godfathers\u00a0<\/em>is primarily about the unique warmth of found family and the life-saving importance of being embraced by folks who love you for who you are. It is uncharacteristically warm and welcoming amidst Kon\u2019s filmography. And as the video essay below argues, the film is also an empathetic portrait of Christmas in Japan. Each of the main characters in <em>Tokyo Godfathers\u00a0<\/em>has a complicated relationship with faith and consumerism (the opposed poles of the holiday). And as the film unpacks with glee, the mystery child\u2019s discovery provides opportunities for each character to confront their conflicted feelings about the deeper meaning of the season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning: Light spoilers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Watch_%E2%80%9CTokyo_Godfather_%E2%80%93_ChristmasReligionsJapan%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Watch \u201cTokyo Godfather \u2013 Christmas\/Religions\/Japan\u201d:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tokyo Godfather- Christmas\/Religions\/Japan | Video Essay\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FihNSIzBgXU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_made_this\"><\/span>Who made this?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p id=\"block-839c096a-2881-4e76-aef1-4e01b79aa34f\" data-inc=\"2\">This video on the unique Christmas vibes of Satoshi Kon\u2019s <em>Tokyo Godfathers <\/em>is by\u00a0<strong>Accented Cinema<\/strong>, a Canadian-based YouTube video essay <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> with a focus on foreign cinema. You can subscribe to Accented Cinema for bi-weekly uploads\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCH_VqR5rFFhgjZmM31xA3Ag\/about\">here<\/a>. You can follow them on Twitter\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AccentedCinema\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_videos_like_this\"><\/span>More videos like this<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Animation, Satoshi Kon, The Queue\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/meg.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Meg Shields is the humble farm boy of your dreams and a senior contributor at Film School Rejects. She currently runs three columns at FSR: The Queue, How&#8217;d They Do That?, and Horrorscope. She is also a curator for One Perfect Shot and a freelance writer for hire. Meg can be found screaming about John Boorman&#8217;s &#8216;Excalibur&#8217; on Twitter here: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWorstNun\">@TheWorstNun<\/a>. (She\/Her).        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<pre><code>    &lt;!-- START RECOMMENDED READING 1 --&gt;\n                                &lt;section class=\"recommended py-5\"&gt;\n            &lt;h3&gt;Recommended Reading&lt;\/h3&gt;\n\n\n        &lt;\/section&gt;\n            &lt;!-- END RECOMMENDED READING --&gt;\n\n\n\n\n&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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