Tokyo Godfathers Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

In modern-day Tokyo, three homeless people’s lives are changed forever when they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year fast approaches, these three forgotten members of society band together to solve the mystery of the abandoned child and the fate of her parents. Along the way, encounters with seemingly unrelated events and people force them to confront their own haunted pasts, as they learn to face their future, together.

Drama Re-Release

• J
  Jon Avner

  ... Gin

• V
  Victoria Grace

  ... Miyuki

  Goodbye, Don Glees

• S
  Shakina Nayfack

  ... Hana

• K
  Kate Bornstein

  ... Mother

  Saturday Church

• C
  Crispin Freeman

  ... Miyuki's Father

• D
  David Manis

  ... Old Man

• J
  Jamieson Price

  ... Oota

  The Academy of Magic

Who is making Tokyo Godfathers – Crew List

A look at Tokyo Godfathers behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Satoshi Kon last helmed Millennium Actress.

Director

Satoshi Kon

Screenwriters

Satoshi Kon
Keiko Nobumoto

Production – What we know about the Tokyo Godfathers

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Key Facts

• GKIDS and Fathom Events also presents special fan screenings of TOKYO GODFATHERS on March 9 and March 11. The March 9 screenings will be subtitled, while the March 11 screenings will feature the new English-language dub. All fan preview screenings of TOKYO GODFATHERS will screen at 7:00 p.m. local time (3/8/2020).
• On Friday, March 13, GKIDS presents a brand new restoration of visionary director Satoshi Kon's critically-acclaimed animated feature, TOKYO GODFATHERS, at the Metrograph Theater in New York and the Lumiere Music Hall in Los Angeles. This theatrical re-release showcases a new English-language dub produced by GKIDS and NYAV Post with the voices of Jon Avner (Just Cause 3), Victoria Grace (Mirai), and Shakina Nayfack ("Transparent," "Difficult People").

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Mar 2020

Completed

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