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Tokyo Godfathers (2003)

Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.

Genre : Animation, Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Satoshi Kon
Writer : Satoshi Kon, Keiko Nobumoto

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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)
Ryūji Saikachi
Ryūji 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)
Akio Otsuka
Akio Otsuka
Isha (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Yusaku Yara
Ishida (voice)
Seizō Katō
Seizō Katō
Kaa-san (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Shozo Iizuka
Oota (voice)
Chiyako Shibahara
Chiyako Shibahara
Mitsuru Ogata
Mitsuru Ogata

Crews

Satoshi Kon
Satoshi Kon
Director
Masao Takiyama
Masao Takiyama
Producer
Shinichi Kobayashi
Shinichi Kobayashi
Producer
Taro Maki
Taro Maki
Producer
Satoshi Kon
Satoshi Kon
Screenplay
Kenichi Konishi
Kenichi Konishi
Animation Director
Hideki Hamasu
Hideki Hamasu
Key Animation
Takeshi Seyama
Takeshi Seyama
Editor
Hisashi Mori
Hisashi Mori
Key Animation
Katsutoshi Sugai
Katsutoshi Sugai
Director of Photography
Hiroko Kazui
Hiroko Kazui
Key Animation
Keiichi Suzuki
Keiichi Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Norio Matsumoto
Norio Matsumoto
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Kumiko Kawana
Kumiko Kawana
Key Animation
Masashi Ando
Masashi Ando
Key Animation
Michiyo Suzuki
Michiyo Suzuki
Key Animation
Shigeru Fujita
Shigeru Fujita
Key Animation
Shinji Hashimoto
Shinji Hashimoto
Key Animation
Shinji Otsuka
Shinji Otsuka
Key Animation
Akiko Asaki
Akiko Asaki
Key Animation
Hiroyuki Nakamura
Hiroyuki Nakamura
Key Animation
Kaichi Honma
Kaichi Honma
Key Animation
Kazunobu Hoshi
Kazunobu Hoshi
Key Animation
Kazutaka Ozaki
Kazutaka Ozaki
Key Animation
Kenichi Konishi
Kenichi Konishi
Key Animation
Megumi Kagawa
Megumi Kagawa
Key Animation
Miwa Sasaki
Miwa Sasaki
Key Animation
Shougo Furuya
Shougo Furuya
Key Animation
Takaaki Yamashita
Takaaki Yamashita
Key Animation
Takeshi Honda
Takeshi Honda
Key Animation
Tetsuya Kumagai
Tetsuya Kumagai
Key Animation
Masashi Ando
Masashi Ando
Animation Director
Toshiyuki Inoue
Toshiyuki Inoue
Animation Director
Kenichi Konishi
Kenichi Konishi
Character Designer
Satoshi Kon
Satoshi Kon
Character Designer
Nobutaka Ike
Nobutaka Ike
Art Direction
Masafumi Mima
Masafumi Mima
Sound Director
Junko Ina
Junko Ina
Assistant Art Director
Kaoru Inoda
Kaoru Inoda
Assistant Art Director
Takashi Omori
Takashi Omori
Background Designer
Mie Kasai
Mie Kasai
Background Designer
Satoshi Hashimoto
Satoshi Hashimoto
Color Designer
Kumiko Taniguchi
Kumiko Taniguchi
Special Effects
Takatoshi Abe
Takatoshi Abe
Special Effects
Kashiko Kimura
Kashiko Kimura
Editor
Shizuo Kurahashi
Shizuo Kurahashi
Sound Effects
Hisashi Ikeda
Hisashi Ikeda
Background Designer
Kikuyo Yano
Kikuyo Yano
Background Designer
Masako Okada
Masako Okada
Background Designer
Mitsuo Yoshino
Mitsuo Yoshino
Background Designer
Naruyo Kiriyama
Naruyo Kiriyama
Background Designer
Shinichi Uehara
Shinichi Uehara
Background Designer
Youichi Watanabe
Youichi Watanabe
Background Designer
Keiko Nobumoto
Keiko Nobumoto
Screenplay
Toyohiko Sakakibara
Toyohiko Sakakibara
Special Effects
Chiemi Irisa
Chiemi Irisa
Special Effects
Sachi Suzuki
Sachi Suzuki
Special Effects
Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Hitoshi Yamaguchi
Compositing Artist
Chiemi Irisa
Chiemi Irisa
Compositing Artist
Hiroshi Murakami
Hiroshi Murakami
Compositing Artist
Yukihiro Masumoto
Yukihiro Masumoto
Compositing Artist
Hiroshi Oizumi
Hiroshi Oizumi
Compositing Artist
Shougo Furuya
Shougo Furuya
Second Unit Director
Muneyuki Kanbe
Muneyuki Kanbe
Associate Producer

Trailers and other movies

Tokyo Godfathers - trailer
Tokyo Godfathers [Official Subtitled Trailer]

Posters and backgrounds

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