Director: Satoshi Kon
Screenwriter: Satoshi Kon/Keiko Nobumoto
Starring: Esori Toru/Umewaki Yoshiaki/Okamoto Aya/Iizuka Shozo/Kato Seizo
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Animation
Production country: Japan
Languages: Japanese/Spanish/English
Release Date: 2003-11-08(Japan)
Running time: 92 minutes
Synopsis of the Tokyo Godfather
On Christmas Eve, Gin, a retired cyclist, Ikebana, and Miyuki, a runaway girl, spend a snowy night in Tokyo doing nothing. At this time, they found a crying abandoned baby in the garbage. The baby only had a bar card and a photo in his swaddle. The baby’s parentage was a mystery.
Flower wants to take in the child, and named the child Seiko. But two others objected. So the three set out on a journey to find Kiyoko’s parents. Christmas Eve happy atmosphere, accompanied by the bosom of the son of the crying. Three homeless people set out to find a home for Seiko, who is also homeless. This group of wanderers experienced many wonderful events in one night. Can they find Kiyoko’s parents?