Tokyo Godfathers

Original title: Tôkyô goddofâzâzu

2003
PG-13
1h 32m

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7.8/10

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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.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

51K

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Awards
- 8 wins & 1 nomination total

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)

Satomi Kôrogi

Kiyoko (Ôta's daughter)
(voice)

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Trivia
The 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.

Quotes
Hana: I am a mistake made by God. In my heart, I am a woman.
Gin: Women can have children.
Hana: What if a miracle like the Virgin Mary getting pregnant... was to happen to a homo?
[to soup kitchen server]
Hana: Better give me a little extra. I'm eating for two.

Crazy credits
The opening credits appear on billboards, store signs, truck lettering, etc.

Alternate versions
There was another English dub of the film aired on Animax in Southeast Asia, in which generic baby sounds were used for Kiyoko.

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #31.16 (2004)

Soundtracks
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
©1959 Williamson Music Co.
Licensed by EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd.

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Featured review

9/10

charming urban fairytale

This strikes me as a movie you will either accept whole-heartedly or trash whole-heartedly. It is shamelessly sentimental and is built on a series of absurd coincidences, but the amazing thing is it all works. The coincidences could feel like a shameless plot device but instead there is just a sense of wonderful magic, as though somehow the foundling the movie is built around lives an oddly charmed existence that transforms the lives of those around it.

The movie does a wonderful job of making its characters both broad but human. This is not one of those cheesy movies that make homeless people seem ultimately wiser and nobler than the rest of us, but while they are all deeply flawed they all have a redeeming warmth.

The movie is both very funny and very touching, and is really about the miracle of love in a world of harsh realities. If you're not willing to totally suspend your disbelief and give in to the movie's blatant flouting of all concepts of reality then you'll probably hate it, but if you want a charming fable this is a great choice.