Tokyo Godfathers

  • Rated PG 13
  • 1hr 33m
  • 73

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Satoshi Kon, Shôgo Furuya

Producer:

Shinichi Kobayashi, Tarô Maki, Masao Maruyama

Writer:

Satoshi Kon, Keiko Nobumoto

Runtime:

1hr 33m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Tôru Emori
  • Aya Okamoto
  • Yoshiaki Umegaki
  • Shôzô Îzuka
  • Seizô Katô
  • Hiroya Ishimaru
  • Ryûji Saikachi
  • Yûsaku Yara
  • Kyôko Terase
  • Mamiko Noto

Did You Know?

Trivia

  • The number "12-25" (the traditional Christmas date) appears throughout the film: the number on the key, the cab fare, the stopped alarm clock, the address in the newspaper ad, the cab license plate.
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Quotes

    • Hana: If you like the police so much, get THEM to adopt you!
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Metacritic

73
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Based on 25 Critics
7.9

USER SCORE (45)

Generally favorable reviews based on 45 Reviews
88

A spellbinding piece of Japanese anime from one of the form's new masters, director-writer Satoshi Kon.

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Metacritic review by Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
75

An animated film both harrowing and heartwarming, about a story that will never, ever, be remade by Disney.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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