Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ) (2003) Film Summary

1. Tokyo Godfathers | Satoshi Kon Wiki - Fandom

  • Tokyo Godfathers is 2003 Christmas tragicomedy directed by Satoshi Kon. It tells the story of three homeless people; Gin, a middle-aged alcoholic and gambling ...

  • Tokyo Godfathers is 2003 Christmas tragicomedy directed by Satoshi Kon. It tells the story of three homeless people; Gin, a middle-aged alcoholic and gambling addict; Hana, a transgender woman and former drag queen; and Miyuki, a runaway teenage girl. When they find a baby girl one Christmas Eve, the three take it upon themselves to return the baby to her parents, all the while slowly coming to confront past and present regrets. On a Christmas Eve, three of Tokyo's homeless: high school runaway

2. Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ, 2003)

  • 21 dec 2009 · Miyuki-chan is runaway teen who is introduced spitting on strangers from the rooftop of a tall building. Together the three have formed a kind ...

  • If you are looking for a good Christmas movie to watch during the holiday season but without the saccharine schmaltz that usually goes hand...

3. Cityscape of Trash : The Nocturnal Tokyo of Tokyo Godfathers (2003 ...

  • 12 apr 2024 · Tokyo Godfathers is a film about waste, human resolution, and the night. Directed by Satoshi Kon and released in 2004, it is a Christmas film and Kon's least- ...

  • Introduction Tokyo Godfathers is a film about waste, human resolution, and the night. Directed by Satoshi Kon and released in 2004, it is a Christmas film and Kon's least-known work, sitting behind the more widespread influences of Perfect Blue (1997), Millenium Actress (2001), and Paprika (2006). As an illustrator and filmmaker, Kon sits within a lexicon of artists who have historically straddled both roles in the Japanese animation industry, where animated works are often adaptations of graphic novels. The industry experienced a boom in the post-war period when successful adaptations of popular series such as Astro Boy gave studios the funding to expand. In the following decades, Japanese animation came to be known for its exploration of science fiction and technological themes, shown in the successes of the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995) and Ghost in the Shell (1995) series. However, as the turn of the millennium arrived, the industry saw the entrance of artists who sought to explore the blending of real and fantasy, a theme that runs throughout the body of Kon's work. Tokyo Godfathers is unique in that it is the only Kon film that explores this theme while also sitting in a category of Japanese animated films that examines the nature of urbanity, specifically the identity of the Japanese megacity. While previous films in this category use the strengths of animation to imagine the metropolis through a science fiction lens, Tokyo Godfathers is unique in exploring the animat...

4. Review: Tokyo Godfathers (2003) - Kino 893

5. Tokyo Godfathers | Rotten Tomatoes

  • Bevat niet: (東京 ゴッドファーザーズ)

  • Middle-aged alcoholic Gin (Toru Emori), teenage runaway Miyuki (Aya Okamoto) and former drag queen Hana (Yoshiaki Umegaki) are a trio of homeless people surviving as a makeshift family on the streets of Tokyo. While rummaging in the trash for food on Christmas Eve, they stumble upon an abandoned newborn baby in a trash bin. With only a handful of clues to the baby's identity, the three misfits search the streets of Tokyo for help in returning the baby to its parents.

6. Tokyo Godfathers (2003) directed by Satoshi Kon • Reviews, film + cast

  • 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.

7. Tokyo Godfathers (Tokyo Goddofazasu, 2003, Satoshi KON)

  • 29 nov 2004 · True to its title, the film is also as much about Tokyo as it is about Godfathers, and the movie's urban atmosphere almost becomes a character ...

  • A review by Michael Arnold of Tokyo Godfathers (Tokyo Goddofazasu, 2003, Satoshi KON)

8. Tokyo Godfathers | Dubbing Wikia - Fandom

  • Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu) is a 2003 Japanese anime film directed by Satoshi Kon loosely based on Peter B. Kyne's novel ...

  • Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ Tōkyō Goddofāzāzu) is a 2003 Japanese anime film directed by Satoshi Kon loosely based on Peter B. Kyne's novel Three Godfathers. Sometime between 2004 and 2006, an English dub was produced for and broadcast by the television station Animax Asia. Little is known about this dub and few clips of it exist online. On December 19, 2019, international animation licensor, GKIDS, announced they would be releasing the movie in 2020 with a brand new 4K restoration and a new E

9. Tokyo Godfathers movie review (2004) - Roger Ebert

  • Bevat niet: (東京 ゴッドファーザーズ) (2003)

  • In Japan animation is not seen as the exclusive realm of children's and family films, but is often used for adult, science fiction and action stories, where

10. Tokyo Godfathers by Satoshi Kon [2003] - sabukaru

  • 28 mrt 2021 · In "Tokyo Godfathers," famous Japanese Anime director Satoshi Kon tells the story of three homeless who find a baby on Christmas eve.

  • In "Tokyo Godfathers," famous Japanese Anime director Satoshi Kon tells the story of three homeless who find a baby on Christmas eve. Their search after the parents of the newborn develops into a wild yet heartwarming adventure.

11. TOKYO GODFATHERS / 東京ゴッドファーザーズ

  • This heart-warming story is set in Tokyo during the Christmas season; three homeless people - a former bicycle racer, drag queen and a runaway teenage girl, ...

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12. Japan Society Film Club: Tokyo Godfathers directed by Kon Satoshi

  • 2 dec 2020 · Tokyo Godfathers (東京ゴッドファーザーズ, 2003) follows the story three homeless people in contemporary Tokyo whose lives are changed forever ...

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13. Tokyo Godfathers (movie) - Anime News Network

  • Tokyo Godfathers (movie) ... Plot Summary: On Christmas Eve, three homeless people residing in Tokyo -- middle-aged alcoholic Gin, teenage runaway Miyuki, and ...

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14. Tokyo Godfathers – BYU International Cinema

  • On Christmas Eve, three quirky homeless people find an abandoned newborn in a dumpster and search through a Tokyo night to find its parents. Anime legend ...

15. Tokyo Godfathers (2003) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

  • 25 dec 2022 · 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 ...

  • 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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