Tokyo Godfathers Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Mar. 8, 2020

Tokyo Godfathers

Release Date: Friday, March 13, 2020 New York / Los Angeles

Keiko Nobumoto, Satoshi Kon, Kate Bornstein, Victoria Grace, Jon Avner, Jamieson Price, Crispin Freeman, Shakina Nayfack, David Manis

N/A Drama 1 hr, 37 m English ( Subtitled)

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Plot

What's the story about?

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.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Tokyo Godfathers.

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Jon Avner
... Gin
V
Victoria Grace
... Miyuki

Goodbye, Don Glees
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Shakina Nayfack
... Hana
K
Kate Bornstein
... Mother

Saturday Church
C
Crispin Freeman
... Miyuki's Father
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David Manis
... Old Man
J
Jamieson Price
... Oota

Crew Behind the Film

The Tokyo Godfathers behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Satoshi Kon last directed Millennium Actress.

Director: Satoshi Kon
Screenwriters: Satoshi Kon
Keiko Nobumoto

Studio: GKIDS
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 37 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English (subtitled)

All Trailers

Official Tokyo Godfathers movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Tokyo Godfathers movie production.

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").

Production Updates

Mar 2020

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Tokyo Godfathers was released in New York / Los Angeles on Friday, March 13, 2020. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including I Still Believe, Never Rarely Sometimes Always and Bloodshot.

Movie Theaters

2020-03-13 New York / Los Angeles

United States

Streaming

On DVD, Blu-ray & 4K

2020-05-00 DVD

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