Tokio Baby is a cute little short that would make a pretty good feature as a full feature movie it would be allowed to flesh out the characters more fully. The basic story is very interesting... a sort of modern day HARVEY told from a farm girl's POV. As is, the acting is good for this kind of film short. The camera work, sound track and animation in Tokio Baby all work together very well. The version I watched was under thirty minutes and I felt it was a good little short but that it was deserving of a full feature in English. The casting is pretty good with the farm girl at odds with her father and mother over what the farm girl believes to be a boring life because of her parents over protectiveness. And that's where the film could especially benefit from a full feature treatment... it would allow the conflict between the parents and daughter to play out even further which would increase audience interest. The girl playing the title character projects just the right amount of optimistic escapism to make her character and the story work. As I said... it was cast very well. An enjoyable movie... just wish there was more of it to watch.
Review of Tokio Baby
