Today’s movie, then I will chat with you about Jinmin. As always, there are serious spoilers in the article, if you mind, please go straight to the second half to read it.
This film is called "The Godfather of Tokyo". The protagonist of the story is three wanderers: Xiaomei, a girl who runs away from home, Ahua, a tall ladyboy, and Lao Jin who has been wandering for many years. The three formed a strange family.
On Christmas Eve, in order to give Xiaomei a "Christmas gift", the three of them went to the trash dump but accidentally found an abandoned baby with a birth certificate and a key next to it.
Ahua has a maternal instinct and thinks that the child is a gift from heaven, so she named her Qingzi . Ignoring his dumbfounded expressions, he happily took the child back to his residence.
Lao Jin firmly opposed this. He felt that homeless people could not feed their children.
Looking at the cute baby, Lao Jin talked about the past. He used to be a famous cyclist. Later, his daughter became ill. He did not hesitate to fake races in order to raise money. As a result, the incident was revealed. His daughter and his wife died and he became a stray. Chinese.
A Hua, an orphan, was unwilling to send his child to the police station. He decided to find the child's biological parents and asked them why they abandoned the child.
According to the key clues, they found the locker, which contained another key, a stack of photos and several bar business cards. The trio guessed that the child's parents might be working in the bar .
They were in various situations on the way to the bar by tram, but Xiao Qingzi’s luck "seems incredible".
The fat uncle that they rescued easily and got stuck under the car was actually the boss of the underworld. He was about to attend the wedding of his daughter, and the groom happened to be the owner of the bar they were looking for.
The three drove to the wedding scene, and the groom told them that the woman in the photo was the child's biological mother named Sachiko.
Lao Jin recognized that the bridegroom was the enemy who lied to him to gamble.
The crowd suddenly became confused, and a killer rushed out to assassinate the underworld boss, but the groom blocked the shot.
The assassination of the beautiful black lady failed. She kidnapped the child and Xiao Mei to run away. She tore off her headgear. That's right, such a beautiful lady must be a boy.
When Ahua saw it, she rushed forward and tried to rescue Xiaomei, but Lao Jin wanted to give up halfway through, thinking that the matter should be handed over to the police. A Hua insisted that the two children were her own family members. She scolded Lao Jin as a scum, and ran away with small steps.
Lao Jin said no matter what, but he picked up the photo and accidentally found clues about the child's parents. He was going to find Ahua but was followed by a group of gangsters. Lao Jin was almost beaten to death by the gangsters in order to get the clues back. .
On the other hand, Xiao Mei received warm hospitality at the killer's house.
While talking and laughing, Xiao Mei remembered her cat "angel". Because the cat went missing, she accidentally stabbed her father, who was a police officer, during the quarrel. She couldn't forgive her for running away from home, unknowingly. , She has regarded the wandering trio as her home.
Ahua used her supernatural skills to find Xiao Mei and the child. He was very pleased that Xiao Mei was fine, but the girl blushed awkwardly. At this time, they heard that a tramp had died, and the two who were so frightened that they were deformed hurried to recognize the corpse, only to be falsely alarmed.
The desperate Ahua plans to go to the nightclub where she used to work and ask her mother Sang for help. The two were surprised to find that the injured Lao Jin was also here. It turned out that he was rescued by a kind nightclub.
In the shop, everyone learned of Ahua's past.
A Hua used to impulsively beat a customer to cause trouble in the store, so she felt guilty, but mother Sang didn't blame him at all, "The important thing is that you are fine." He also had a lover, but his lover died unfortunately because he stepped on soap in the bathroom.
The three of them bid farewell to their mother, Sang, and found the child's parents' residence, but found that the building had already been empty. After inquiring, I found out that the child's parents had escaped in order to hide the debt.
In the ruins, Ahua finds a new address, and Xiaomei sees her missing person notice. Xiao Mei plucked up the courage to call home. She heard her father's voice, but she still couldn't say "I'm sorry".
In the convenience store, Lao Jin told the truth: his wife and daughter did not die. He left because of alcoholism and gambling. He also wanted to fulfill his responsibilities as a father. He secretly saved money but couldn't give it to his daughter.
The drunk guests clashed with them. When the four of them were entangled, an ambulance lost control and crashed into the store. The bewildered driver came down and said: Hurry up and call an ambulance...
A Hua sighed that the baby was really a lucky angel, but fainted in the next second. Lao Jin sent A Hua to the hospital, and the money he saved was spent just like that.
Unexpectedly, Lao Jin met his daughter who was a nurse. The daughter said that her mother ran a bicycle shop alone and had always missed Lao Jin. The debt collector at the time was seriously injured in a shooting recently.
A Hua, who was listening next to him, suddenly became furious. He scolded Lao Jin for lying. He only knew how to escape and had no sense of responsibility.
Xiao Mei asked him why he said so heavy, Ahua said sadly: "Showing the true self to each other, so that you can still love each other, this is family affection."
Ahua and Xiaomei set off again, accidentally saving a woman who committed suicide, and that person happened to be the child's mother Sachiko.
Sachiko said that her husband secretly threw the child away while she was away. A Hua watched the tearful woman handing the child to her. The story seemed to be a happy one.
Lao Jin learned on TV that the child was actually abducted by Sachiko. He found Sachiko’s husband to understand the truth. It turned out that Sachiko’s child had an accidental miscarriage. She was stimulated and stole a child from the hospital, Sachiko. The husband threw the child away because he was worried about causing trouble. Old Jin scolded the man for not being responsible, and then hurried to find Ahua and the others.
After racing wildly, Lao Jin and Ahua Xiaomei met. The three realized that something was wrong and began to look for the child. After a speeding chase comparable to a blockbuster action, Sachiko drove into the building and she escaped. On the top of the building, preparing to commit suicide with the child.
Just when Xiaomei persuaded him to be useless, Sachiko's husband rushed over. He shouted to start again with Sachiko, but he couldn't stop Sachiko from jumping down.
Xiaomei leaped forward and hugged Sachiko, but the child accidentally slipped down. A Hua jumped down and hugged the child. At the moment of the moment, a miraculous gust of wind blew. Facing the sun, A Hua held the child in one hand and the other. Pulling the banner, landing slowly like an angel under the gaze of everyone, this shot is so magnificent and warm.
The child found his biological parents. Under the leadership of the police officer, the couple wanted to ask three benefactors to name the child. As the door opened, Xiao Mei was surprised to find that the police officer was her father. The adventure came to an abrupt end here.
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Jin Min said in an interview: "Among my works so far, I think the creation quality of "Tokyo Godfather" is the highest. This film is my favorite work." This urban fairy tale is made up of countless coincidences. Everyone was redeemed, and those incredible coincidences revealed Jin Min's greatest kindness and care for the world.
Care for marginalized people
In terms of character setting, Jin Min uncharacteristically chose three homeless people as the protagonists, showing the living conditions of these marginalized people: one side is a high-rise building with bright lights, and the other is a paper board house. They live by relief and scavenging. Looking for discarded food in the trash not only has to endure a strange look, but also be bullied by unscrupulous teenagers.
However, Jin Min said that he did not want to regard the homeless as the weak, the representatives of misfortune, or the burden of society. Homeless people also have the right to love. The content of the film shows the process of their redemption.
Before the planning, Jin Min had already started to pay attention to the homeless people. He even dressed himself as a tramp to understand the character's inner situation. Therefore, what we see in "The Godfather of Tokyo" are not deliberate, contrasting, and facial symbols, but living people.
Home and city
The bright line that wears the whole film is the family. The wandering trio have their own shortcomings for the family, but they have all redeemed and redeemed by others in their adventures. Ahua reached a reconciliation with the past, and Lao Jin finally frankly met with his family, and Miyuki and his father met unexpectedly.
The city is the dark line of the story. Throughout the adventure, the city of Tokyo is like the fourth protagonist. He has been watching and guarding people in the story. Jin Min said that the inspiration comes from the nature worship of the city. Maybe the buildings and roads of the city really have a soul.
The city connects people who have never met. The only taxi driver in the play helped them all the way by mistake. Without this brave and kind-hearted driver, there might not be a happy ending for everyone. The city is a community of human nature.
Son and Godfather
The word godfather originally meant the person who gave the baby his Christian name when he was baptized, which gave the film a strong religious background. The film begins with a church sermon, and it culminates in the variation of Ode to Joy. Even the scene of Ahua holding the child is exactly the same as the statue of the Virgin. The Christian spirit of fraternity coincides with the film’s compassionate feelings.
Ahua said many times that Qingzi was a gift given to them by God and a person who was blessed by heaven. Xiao Qingzi has good luck along the way, and this kind of good luck has also affected the destiny of the godfathers. She is the saint son of everyone.
However, is this really just God's favor? Without the perseverance of the protagonist and a group of people, without the assistance of everyone, even if there is great luck, it is impossible to have a happy ending. Accidental fate must give way to unbreakable humanity. In the final analysis, it was the love from the bottom of everyone's heart that made themselves redeemed.
Compassion and hope
The most impressive thing in the film is the ending. A Hua landed safely under everyone's gaze. The rising sun, the howling wind, and the posture of the Son's arrival all clearly told people that this was a miracle. The biggest miracle is the gathering of a little bit of adventure, it responds to the audience's expectation of goodwill.
However, miracles are not "gods". All the plots have been written behind the scenes. The most moving thing is not God's will, but Jinmin's compassionate heart.
Belief in human nature and care for the individual, perhaps this is the best gift that Master Jin Min has left us. Said that Jin Min would only make big dream movies, he must have never watched this movie
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