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Tokyo Godfathers

Tokyo Godfathers

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Tokyo Godfathers

"Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family."

2003

1h 32m

7.9(1572 votes)

Animation

Drama

Comedy

Overview

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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Production Companies

Madhouse

Sony Pictures

dentsu

GENCO

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Aya Okamoto

Aya Okamoto

Miyuki (voice)

Yoshiaki Umegaki

Yoshiaki Umegaki

Hana (voice)

Tohru Emori

Tohru Emori

Gin (voice)

Satomi Korogi

Satomi Korogi

Kiyoko (voice)

Mamiko Noto

Mamiko Noto

Kiyoko, Gin's daughter (voice)

Ryuji Saikachi

Ryuji Saikachi

Roujin (voice)

Kyoko Terase

Kyoko Terase

Sachiko (voice)

Rikiya Koyama

Rikiya Koyama

Shinrou (voice)

Hiroya Ishimaru

Hiroya Ishimaru

Yasuo (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Taxi Driver (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Satoshi Kon
Written by: Satoshi Kon
Keiko Nobumoto
Produced by: Shinichi Kobayashi
Masao Takiyama

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