Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Original title

東京ゴッドファーザーズ

Directed by

Satoshi Kon

Genre

adventure anime and manga, comedy drama anime and manga, animated film with LGBT character(s), Christmas film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 1,532 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Three homeless people in Tokyo find an abandoned baby on Christmas Eve. They set out to find the baby's parents, getting into various misadventures along the way.

warmfunnytouchinghopefulsurrealchaoticseriousurbanwhimsical

What happens

Tokyo Godfathers (Japanese: 東京ゴッドファーザーズ, Hepburn: Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu) is a 2003 Japanese animated Christmas tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors. Kon was inspired by the 1948 American film 3 Godfathers to make the film. Unlike Kon's other films, Tokyo Godfathers is grounded more in realism. However, as is typical of Kon's work, the film includes devices that are not straightforward, and Kon himself called it a twisted sentimental story. Tokyo Godfathers was released in Japan on November 8, 2003, by Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and in the United States on January 16, 2004, by Samuel Goldwyn Films and Destination Films. It won the Excellence Award at the 2003 Japan Media Arts Festival and Best Animation Film at the 58th Mainichi Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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