Tokyo Godfathers

Original title: Tôkyô goddofâzâzu

2003
PG-13
1h 32m

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Give your holiday Watchlist an international twist with these movies and shows from all over the world. If you want to laugh, enter the never-ending loop of 'Just Another Christmas,' join the mischief of "Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas," or raise your glass to the unlucky-in-love humor of "Home for Christmas." For a brilliant animated adventure from Japan, watch 'Tokyo Godfathers.' If you're looking for an inspiring piece of holiday history, try 'Joyeux Noel.' Or for a seasonal rom-com, check out 'A Naija Christmas.'

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

49K

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POPULARITY

2,637

844

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Awards
- 8 wins & 1 nomination total

Gin
(voice)

Yoshiaki Umegaki

Hana
(voice)

Aya Okamoto

Miyuki
(voice)

Shôzô Îzuka

Ôta
(voice)

Seizô Katô

Kâ-san
(voice)

Hiroya Ishimaru

Yasuo
(voice)

Ryûji Saikachi

Rô-jin
(voice)

Yûsaku Yara

Miyuki no chichi
(voice)

Kyôko Terase

Sachiko
(voice)

Mamiko Noto

Gin no musume
(voice)

Akio Ôtsuka

Isha
(voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Shinrô
(voice)

Satomi Kôrogi

Kiyoko (Ôta's daughter)
(voice)

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Trivia
The number "12-25" (the date of Christmas) appears throughout the film: the number on the key ring, the cab fare (12,250 yen), a stopped alarm clock, the address in the newspaper ad, the cab license plate.

Quotes
Hana: I am a mistake made by God. In my heart, I am a woman.
Gin: Women can have children.
Hana: What if a miracle like the Virgin Mary getting pregnant... was to happen to a homo?
[to soup kitchen server]
Hana: Better give me a little extra. I'm eating for two.

Crazy credits
The opening credits appear on billboards, store signs, truck lettering, etc.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #31.16 (2004)

Soundtracks
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
©1959 Williamson Music Co.
Licensed by EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd.

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Thwarted families, homelessness in Tokyo and strange twists of fate...

Director Satoshi Kon has concocted a little wonder of an animated film, a character based ensemble action comedy about thwarted families, homelessness in Tokyo and strange twists of fate. A loose knit trio of homeless companions (an alcoholic ex-bike rider, a teenage fugitive runaway and a castoff drag queen) find a baby on top of a trash heap at Christmas, and find themselves caring for the child while hunting down her parents. Warm, funny and as action-packed as many an anime (with hilarious action set pieces), this one's a charmer. Sure, it's always possible to do these kind of things in live action (more or less) but thank God we have a filmmaker of Kon's vision applying his ample animation skills to stories like this. It ain't all cardfighters, bounty hunters and grim vampire killers. Sometimes, it's people, too. (not that there are anything wrong with cardfighters, bounty hunters and grim vampire killers... well, o.k., maybe cardfighters)