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 the seemingly unrelated events and people force them to confront their own haunted pasts, as they learn to face their future, together.
Heart breaking, hilarious and highly original, Tokyo Godfathers is a humanist masterpiece from legendary director Satoshi Kon (Paprika, Perfect Blue) and a tale of hope and redemption in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
Christmas 2026
From family friendly classics to cult festive titles, Showroom's programme will have something for everyone.
Director Satoshi Kon
Year 2003
Duration
1h 32m
Language Japanese with English subtitles
Cast Toru Emori, Aya Okamoto, Yoshiaki Umegaki