Tokyo Godfathers
November 25, 2024
Christmas in Tokyo. Three homeless friends discover an abandoned newborn in the trash.
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Film Talk - Satoshi Kon: Tokyo Godfathers
In our final week, we explore Kon’s third feature film, Tokyo Godfathers, which follows the exploits of a trio of unlikely friends facing homelessness (a teenage runaway, a former drag queen, and an alcoholic) as they spend Christmas Eve looking for the parents of an infant they discover in the trash. Led by Isabella Price.
Middle-aged alcoholic Gin, teenage runaway Miyuki and former drag queen Hana 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.
- Director: Satoshi Kon
- Principal Cast: Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto
- Country: Japan
- Year: 2004
- Running Time: 92 min.
- Producer: Masao Maruyama
- Screenplay: Satoshi Kon, Keiko Nobumoto
- Music: Keiichi Zuzuki
- Language: Japanese
- Has Subtitles: Yes