SATOSHI KON, SHÔGO FURUYA | JAPAN | 2003 | 92 MIN | PG-13 | JAPANESE
An instant holiday classic, a slightly more-grounded Kon finds three very unique individuals homeless on the streets of Tokyo on Christmas Eve who discover a newborn baby amidst their rummaging and a newfound mission to return the baby home.
Cast: Tooru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Satomi Koorogi
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society's Lost in Animation: Satoshi Kon series.
Anime, and the manga that inspires it, has become a phenomenon across the globe that shows no signs of slowing down and, more importantly, running out of ideas. Join us for our newest recurring monthly series of new and old classics celebrating the wide range of power, emotion, and visual splendor that only anime can provide.
For the last quarter of the year we are honoring visionary director Satoshi Kon with a Lost in Animation takeover featuring his four imaginative, provocative and surreal wonders.