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Love it. This is one of my yearly Christmas movies and my favorite Kon now I think. Great characters and animation and I love how the Christmas miracles keep coming together.
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Yeah it’s a happy movie. Guess depends on age of kids, some violence is probably worst aspect
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Dec 14, 2023 16:16
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I’ll copy my review from last year. But I plan on watching again around Christmas. This is one of my current Christmas movies in my yearly rotation and always favorite as you cannot go wrong with Satochi Kon. The film is centered around this makeshift family of homeless adults and one teen girl who happen to find baby. All of them either grew up in unhappy households or were poor dads themselves so they resolve to find the abandoned baby’s parents and question them. What follows is a series of Christmas miracles and coincidences that causes each of them to face their past sins with their old families and seek forgiveness. And as they are family, they are always forgiven in the end. It’s fun watching them trek around the snowy landscapes of Tokyo and underground societies (drag bars, Yakuza weddings, immigrant housing, construction yards, etc). This is probably his movie that easily could have been live action. But Kon still takes advantage of the format with lots of fun animated faces and gags and of course his signature transitions. The script is masterfully written as each coincidence it setup and beautifully executed later. Gin and Hana are just such a great pair too and watching them in that final chase scene to the baby falling rescue is always intense. Glad they get that lottery ticket. Miyuki grows on you as the movie plays and you learn to feel her guilt, shame, and home sickness. I am undecided if this is my favorite Kon, but it is my most watched at least.
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Dec 18, 2023 01:58
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