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MPAA Rating: PG13
Director: Satoshi Kon
Genre: Family Drama, Anime, Holiday Film, Slice of Life, Comedy Drama
Release Date: January 16, 2004 (USA
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Summary:
Japanese filmmaker Satoshi Kon directs his third anime feature with the holiday film Tokyo Godfathers. The story takes place in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on Christmas Eve. Middle-aged has-been Gin, aging transvestite Hana, and teenage runaway Miyuki are three homeless friends who have formed a kind of makeshift family structure. Their bond is tested when th... Full Summary >>


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Cast:
Toru Emori - (Gin)
Yoshiaki Umegaki - (Hana)
Aya Okamoto - (Miyuki)
Masato Harada - (Youto Kazama)
Mitsuhiro Ogata - (Hidenari Ugaki)
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Review:
Strangely, Tokyo Godfathers leans heavily toward melodrama despite its macho title and John Ford Western influences. The constant plot overlaps and unlikely coincidences are more reminiscent of a Continue >>

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