TOKYO GODFATHERS
Japan
2003
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Introduction
For Ginchan, Hanachan, and Miyuki—three homeless friends in Shinjuku—this Christmas brings an unexpected gift. Amid the mountains of rubbish, they discover a newborn baby. They name her Kiyoko and, taking on the role of her Godfathers, they set off through the snow-covered streets in search of the child’s mother.
As the three friends, adrift in life and wandering through Tokyo’s darker corners, confront this sudden twist of fate, they are led towards a miracle.
Ⓒ2003 今 敏・マッドハウス／東京ゴッドファーザーズ製作委員会
Director
Satoshi Kon
Born in Hokkaido in 1963, he graduated from Musashino Art University in Visual Communication Design. He authored the manga “Tropic of the Sea” in 1990 and “World Apartment Horror” in 1991, both published by Kodansha. He transitioned to the animation world and made his feature film debut as a director with “Perfect Blue”. He continued on with acclaimed original films “Millennium Actress” in 2002, “Tokyo Godfathers” in 2003 and the TV series “Paranoia Agent” in 2004. He also released “Paprika” based on a novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui in 2006. His short animation “Ohayo” was aired on NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) in 2007. He passed away from pancreas cancer at the age of 46 on August 24, 2010.