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Tokyo Godfathers

DVD - 2004 DVD Animation Tokyo 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.2 out of 5

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Call Number: DVD Animation Tokyo
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Presented/produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan)--and Tokyo Godfathers Committee.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003.
Special features: animax making of featurette; theatrical trailer; bonus trailers.
Voices: Tōru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Shōzō Īzuka, Seizō Katō, Hiroya Ishimaru, Ryūji Saikachi, Yūsaku Yara, Kyōko Terase.
The story takes place on Christmas Eve in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Middle-aged has-been Gin, aging transvestite Hana, and teenage runaway Miyuki are homeless friends who have formed a makeshift family structure bond. That bond is tested when they find an abandoned baby while searching for food in a trash dumpster. They try to care for the infant themselves, and travel throughout the city in search of the baby's parents.
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; mastered in high-definition.

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Satoshi Kon submitted by anacoluthon on August 17, 2018, 2:51am This movie is a bit different from Satoshi Kon's usual psychological thriller. While I wouldn't necessarily call it lighthearted, it has plenty of comedy and doesn't make you question reality.