Tokyo Godfathers

Tokyo Godfathers

Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.

2003•1h 32m•7.9/10

AnimationDramaComedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.9/10(1K)

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.

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Production

Madhouse, Sony Pictures, dentsu, GENCO

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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)

Ryuji Saikachi

Ryuji 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)

Seizo Kato

Seizo Kato

Kaa-san (voice)

Shozo Iizuka

Shozo Iizuka

Oota (voice)

Chiyako Shibahara

Chiyako Shibahara

Mitsuru Ogata

Mitsuru Ogata

Hidenari Ugaki

Hidenari Ugaki

Additional voices

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