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.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 1 nomination
Tôru Emori
- 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)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits appear on billboards, store signs, truck lettering, etc.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #31.16 (2004)
- SoundtracksClimb Ev'ry Mountain
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
©1959 Williamson Music Co.
Licensed by EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd.
Featured review
A touching story
"Tokyo Godfathers" is a kind story about three homeless people - an alcoholic Jin, a transgender Hana and a runaway homeless girl Miyuki, who found a newborn child in the garbage. The movie doesn't withhold from showing all the unpleasantness of homeless life - a lot of broken characters, violence, madness, drugs, alcoholism and other nasty stuff. Yes, and the main characters are far from the usual heroes, knights and princesses - "the lowest of society", "garbage", "outcasts", as they say about themselves. All of them ended up on the street because of various, not very good, deeds, and all of them have their shortcomings. That's what makes them interesting.
But, as strange as it sounds, "Tokyo Godfathers" really feels like fairy tale. It's unusual and very touching. There is no clear confrontation between good and evil, and no downright negative evil characters. The main characters - these strange, unpleasant, rude and dirty people become more understanding and empathetic, eventually learning the true value of a family.
This is an excellent example of an anime, which can be recommended to everyone, even if they aren't huge fans of Japanese animation.
But, as strange as it sounds, "Tokyo Godfathers" really feels like fairy tale. It's unusual and very touching. There is no clear confrontation between good and evil, and no downright negative evil characters. The main characters - these strange, unpleasant, rude and dirty people become more understanding and empathetic, eventually learning the true value of a family.
This is an excellent example of an anime, which can be recommended to everyone, even if they aren't huge fans of Japanese animation.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $367,131
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $29,259
- Jan 18, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $454,478
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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