What do you think when you pass a homeless person? I know things that I have thought in the past are:
1. They are drug addicts
2. Veterans who have been wronged
3. Good-for-nothing bums
“Tokyo Godfathers” was co-directed by Satoshi Kon, “Millenium Actress” and “Paprika,” and Shogo Furuya, Animator Director of “Millenium Actress” and “Spirited Away.” It deals with three hobos who find a baby abandoned in the trash bins and the mishaps and adventures they have in trying to find the baby’s mother. The three of them are as different as you can imagine. One is a man, a girl, and a transvestite. We discover their stories and dreams during the search, and how the baby brings them all luck and hope in different ways.
I think that all parents should sit down with their children and watch this movie. It will teach them that you shouldn’t be so quick to label people and be judgmental about their lives. Also, that they always have a chance to turn things around. Everyone is going to make mistakes in life because as we all know, no one is perfect. The people who don’t give up and try to make up for these mishaps are the ones who are the real winners. This movie represents this and makes you feel positive that you can always be reborn. As that saying goes, “You can sleep when you’re dead.”
Another reason that I loved the film is that it showed that if someone really loves you, he/she will always forgive you.  In the end, life is about second chances and forgiveness.  You will not hold grudges for the rest of your life when you love because as another of my favorite saying goes, “Love is never having to say you’re sorry.”
The movie showed great life lessons in a way that children and adults alike could enjoy. My children and I laughed throughout the movie and never wondered when it would be over. It’s definitely a movie that I would add to my collection of treasured films.

cute movie. not what i was expecting when watching a satoshi kon movie.