On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo find a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
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8 wins & 1 nomination.
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Tôru Emori | ... | Gin (voice) |
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Aya Okamoto | ... | Miyuki (voice) |
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Yoshiaki Umegaki | ... | Hana (voice) |
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Shôzô Îzuka | ... | Oota (voice) |
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Seizô Katô | ... | Mother (voice) |
| Hiroya Ishimaru | ... | Yasuo (voice) | |
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Ryûji Saikachi | ... | Aged Man (voice) |
| Yûsaku Yara | ... | Miyuki's Father (voice) | |
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Kyôko Terase | ... | Sachiko (voice) |
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Mamiko Noto | ... | Kiyoko, Gin's Daughter (voice) |
| Akio Ôtsuka | ... | Doctor (voice) | |
| Rikiya Koyama | ... | Bridegroom (voice) | |
| Satomi Kôrogi | ... | Kiyoko, the Gangster's Daughter (voice) | |
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Mitsuru Ogata | ... | Hidenari Ugaki (voice) |
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Chiyako Shibahara | ... | Eriko Kawasaki (voice) |
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Christmas in Tokyo, Japan. Three homeless friends: a young girl, a transvestite, and a middle-aged bum. While foraging through some trash, they find an abandoned newborn. Hana, the transvestite with delusions of being a mother, convinces the others to keep it overnight. The next day, using a key found with the baby, they start tracking down the parents, with many adventures along the way. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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Gin: I told you!
Hana: Look after my little angel. Go on without me. Just say you'll never forget the queer you once knew.
Miyuki: Look, a cemetery.
Hana: I'm not dead yet!
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On the Tokyo Godfathers DVD there is a bonus "making of" featurette. ANN founder, Justin Sevakis can be spotted at the beginning of the featurette which shows the American premiere of Tokyo Godfathers at BAAF (Big Apple Anime Fest). See more »Quotes
Hana: I'm starving!Gin: I told you!
Hana: Look after my little angel. Go on without me. Just say you'll never forget the queer you once knew.
Miyuki: Look, a cemetery.
Hana: I'm not dead yet!
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Country:
JapanRelease Date:
8 November 2003 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$29,259, 18 January 2004Gross USA:
$367,131Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$453,133Company Credits
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At first glance, I wasn't sure if I would like this movie. The "miracles DO happen on Christmas" cliché is very boring and I typically don't enjoy movies that employ it, but this is a very different kind of Christmas movie.
We are given three homeless characters with complex personalities and backgrounds, who are as endearing as they are repellent. They take up the task of caring for a baby they found in the trash, and trying to bring it back to its mother. We learn the secrets that made these people homeless, we learn about the workings of human shame and desperation, and we learn that "miracles DO happen on Christmas." But in the least cheesy way possible!
The plot is very slow-moving, but still, it is interesting and very carefully laid out. This would be a very compelling live-action movie, but the use of animation adds so much visual interest, particularly the expressive (and sometimes hideous!!) face of Hana, the gangly transvestite. The choice of music is unique and very fitting: the song played during a walking-around-the-city montage is reminiscent of Clockwork Orange.
Interesting and careful story, complex and realistic story, tremendous visual appeal and excellent music. I guess this movie pretty much has it all!