Most underrated Christmas Movie: Tokyo Godfathers by Satoshi Kon

I highly recommend this. It’s my third favorite Christmas movie behind Bad Santa and Elf.

Three hilarious (but deeply dysfunctional) homeless people find an abandoned baby in Tokyo, and attempt to return it to its mother on Christmas Eve.

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Available_Yellow_8622025-12-25 03:37

Cool, I will watch it tonight.

Available_Yellow_8622025-12-25 05:39

Update: sorry, didn’t like it. :(

Honestly though, I didn’t watch entire thing. Got 50 minutes in.

Maxximillianaire2025-12-26 02:11

Crazy how you're not allowed to dislike things around here

cac8312025-12-25 03:42

It's my fav, I watch every year!

EconomyProcedure92025-12-25 03:50

It's a pretty well known and popular Christmas themed anime movie.

aaronjaffe2025-12-25 04:53

In the anime world, yes. In the scope of Christmas movies in general barely anyone knows it.

Ben99ny222025-12-25 10:01

To be frank, the movie ain't that good. Its easily Satoshi Kon's worst film. The amount of coincidences at the end of the film is absurd.

There's Many better Christmas movies.

Try It's a wonderful Life, White Christmas and Miracle on 34 Street (1947).

LarneNessit2025-12-25 13:01

I just watched it for the first time this Christmas season and called it "coincidence the movie". It certainly was good, but I completely agree. I do think it was intentional as a 'Christmas miracle/baby favoured by god' but it certainly broke my suspension of disbelief.

teerre2025-12-25 04:36

Underrated = literally the first movie people talk about on this context

runescapeanime2025-12-25 11:55

Underrated = high ratings across all online databases

_vogonpoetry_2025-12-25 04:48

Certainly not underrated, its well regarded by everyone.

Definitely underwatched though.

Raphael_GT2025-12-25 04:52

Just finished watching it with my fam~ always one of my favorites!

MusubiKazesaru2025-12-25 05:43

I'll be honest. I didn't think it was very good.

A common problem I have with a lot of anime films is that they try to just be live action films as anime and while very well animated and they are crafted meticulously they do all of this while telling what amounts to a 4-5/10 regular film story and that's kind of what this movie was.

It was fine, just nothing special aside from Kon's style.

Khashishi2025-12-25 06:05

You underrated Tokyo Godfathers by putting under under Bad Santa and Elf

FernanditoJr2025-12-25 15:43

Movie Trivia: it is a remake of a western called **Three Godfathers** (made twice).

Von-Konigs2025-12-25 18:54

Tokyo Godfathers is great, but Bad Santa is a travesty of a film. Utter shite.

aaronjaffe2025-12-26 02:44

That’s like…your opinion, man.

Von-Konigs2025-12-26 03:03

Yes it is! I make no bones about that fact.

Maxximillianaire2025-12-26 02:12

Just watched it for the first time, it was very good. Definitely going to check out Satoshi Kon's other stuff next

cheesechimp2025-12-26 05:45

Excellent movie, but not as underrated as [Oruorane](https://myanimelist.net/anime/5925/Neko_Hiki_no_Oruorane)

srichan01792025-12-27 10:57

Can’t wait to watch it tomorrow in the Roxie at Sf I don’t know anything about the plot but excited:)