Dir. Satoshi Kon
2003 | 92 mins | Japan | Japanese with English subtitles
Tōru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto

Showing Times

• Sat 20 Dec: 6pm
• Sun 21 Dec: 4pm

This alternative festive tale, set in modern-day Tokyo, follows a trio of homeless people – Middle-aged alcoholic Gin, teenage runaway Miyuki and former drag queen Hana – whose lives are changed forever when they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve.

With only a handful of clues to the baby’s identity, the three misfits search the streets of Tokyo for help in returning the baby to its parents.

From master director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue) and co-written by Keiko Nobumoto (Cowboy Bebop) and featuring a whimsical score by Keiichi Suzuki, Tokyo Godfathers is a masterpiece that sensitively reflects on the experiences homeless individuals parcelled up within a hilarious and highly original, a tale of hope and redemption in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.

BBFC Rating
Rated 12 – Contains moderate violence

Venue: Studio 74, Exeter Phoenix

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