Quick Facts
DirectorSatoshi Kon
Runtime1h 32m · PG-13
GenresAnimation · Comedy · Drama
Release2003-12-05
Film
Tokyo Godfathers
2003· PG-13· 1h 32m· Animation· Comedy· Drama
“Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.”
Tokyo Godfathers unfolds on a frigid Christmas Eve as a trio of marginalized individuals—a trans woman, a runaway teenage girl, and a middle-aged drunk—stumble upon an abandoned infant in a dumpster. Their impromptu guardianship sets them on a meandering quest through the city's darkened alleyways and neon-lit thoroughfares, weaving a tapestry of resilience and redemption that challenges societal norms and the very essence of family.
2003-12-05
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Key Crew
DirectorSatoshi Kon
ScreenplayKeiko Nobumoto
ProducerMasao Takiyama
Director of PhotographyKatsutoshi Sugai
Original Music ComposerKeiichi Suzuki
EditorKashiko Kimura
Full cast & crew (17 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released2003-12-05
Runtime1h 32m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosMadhouse · Sony Pictures · dentsu
Budget$2M
Box office$607,735
LanguagesEnglish · Japanese · Spanish
CountriesJapan
Rating7.9/10 · 1539 votes
Original languageja
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