Our take
This is a great movie to watch on say a Sunday. The story of three homeless people who find a newborn baby while foraging through trash on Christmas eve and decide to care for the baby and track down its parents. Middle-aged Gin, aging Hana and teenage runaway Miyuki form a makeshift family haunted by its members’ past and troubled by their present. As expected, Satoshi Kon (who also directed Paprika) delivers a beautifully animated story with unique characters and unique dynamics. The result is a very humane and moving animation, not to be missed by both Kon fans and those willing to be introduced to his style.
The story
On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
The details
Sword of the Stranger
Masahiro Ando
Perfect Blue
Kou Matsuo & Satoshi Kon
Penguin Highway
Hiroyasu Ishida
Only Yesterday
Isao Takahata
Whisper of the Heart
Yoshifumi Kondô & Yoshifumi Kondou
The Secret of Kells
Nora Twomey & Tomm Moore
Arthur Christmas
Barry Cook & Sarah Smith
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Hayao Miyazaki