Tokyo Godfathers is a 2003 anime film directed by the late Japanese director Satoshi Kon, and co-directed by Shōgo Furuya. Tokyo Godfathers was Kon's third animated movie, which he wrote and directed. Keiko Nobumoto, noted for being the creator of the Wolf's Rain series and a head scriptwriter for Cowboy Bebop, co-wrote the script with Kon. Tokyo Godfathers received an Excellence Prize at the 2003 Japan Media Arts Festival. The movie puts an emphasis on the theme of "coincidences". Movie critic George Peluranee notes that "Tokyo Godfather is a film that shows the small yet significant... ties that each of us have with supposed strangers, and tells well the story of miracles, family, love, and forgiveness" One Christmas Eve in present day Tokyo, three homeless people — Gin , a middle-aged alcoholic, Hana , a transsexual and former drag queen, and Miyuki , a runaway girl — discover an abandoned newborn while searching in some trash. Deposited with the unnamed baby is a note asking the finder to take good care of her and a bag containing clues to the parent's identity. The trio sets out to find the baby's parents.
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| Release date: | October 7, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Satoshi Kon, Shôgo Furuya |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 92 Minutes |
| Producer: | Masao Maruyama, Masao Maruyama |
| Editor: | Takeshi Seyama |
| Music by: | Keiichi Suzuki, Moonriders |
| Cinematography: | Katsutoshi Sugai |
| Screenplay by: | Satoshi Kon, Keiko Nobumoto |
| Genre: | Animation |