Episode 164: TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003) with Seth Zarate

Featuring special guest Seth Zarate (https://twitter.com/snzarate)! When three homeless people – aging dad Gin, trans self-exile Hana, and confused young Miyuki – discover an abandoned baby in the trash on Christmas, the stage is set to reunite the child with its real parents. Before that, however, the unlikely family learns more about each other through their threatened attempts to care for the child, including run-ins with gangs, meeting other colorful characters of the Tokyo streets, and even a miracle or two. Other Satoshi Kon films have more spectacular premises than TOKYO GODFATHERS, but it doesn’t feel like it’s missing anything. In this episode, we talk about what makes this movie equally as viable as PERFECT BLUE (1997) or PAPRIKA (2006), even if it doesn’t have the same flash. Follow Seth on Twitter at https://twitter.com/snzarate and on Letterboxd at https://letterboxd.com/snzarate Links: - Buy tickets to “Anime’s Great Genius: Satoshi Kon” (March 2022 at the Trylon Cinema): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/animes-great-genius-satoshi-kon/ - Buy tickets to “Ishirô Honda’s Godzilla” (May 2022 at the Trylon Cinema): https://www.trylon.org/films/category/ishiro-hondas-godzilla/ Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Outro music: "Tokyo Godfathers" by Suzuki Keiichi from the TOKYO GODFATHERS soundtrack. Timestamps 0:00 - Episode 164: TOKYO GODFATHERS (2003) with Seth Zarate 2:26 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary 3:22 - Seth’s thoughts 5:13 - Jason’s thoughts 11:20 - Cody’s thoughts 18:29 - Harry’s thoughts 26:40 - The complications that arise from character focus 36:43 - The communities of the streets of Tokyo 41:57 - The assumptions characters make about themselves 56:37 - Why is this considered a more disposable Kon film? 1:00:45 - Kon ranked on Letterboxd 1:06:09 - How the godfathers talk to each other 1:19:23 - Cody’s Noteys (Fairly TryParents)