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Tokyo Godfathers (movie)

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©2003 Satoshi Kon_Mad House/Tokyo Godfathers Committee.


Alternative title:
Los Padrinos de Tokio (Spanish)
Os Padrinhos de Tóquio (Portuguese)
Rodzice chrzestni z Tokio (Polish)
Tokiói keresztapák
Однажды в Токио (Russian)
東京ゴッドファーザーズ (Japanese)
東京教父 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Plot Summary: On a Christmas Eve, three Tokyo homeless -- mid-aged alcoholic man Gin, high school runaway girl Miyuki, and former drag queen Hana -- were searching dumpsters and trash bags for possible Christmas gifts for themselves, when cries from a baby drew their attention. Believing this was a gift from God, Hana, who couldn't have a baby of "her" own, vowed to take care of the abandoned baby girl and together they began searching for baby's mother.
Video:
User Ratings: 1384 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 246 votes (sub:194, dub:27, ?:4, Ger.dub:4, Fre.sub:3, Por.sub:2, Spa.dub:2, raw:2, Spa.sub:2, Spa.edit.dub:1, Swe.sub:1, Fre.edit.dub:1, Ita.dub:1, Rus.dub:1, Ger.sub:1)
 Excellent: 481 votes (sub:392, dub:56, ?:7, Spa.sub:5, Ita.dub:4, raw:4, Ger.dub:4, Spa.dub:2, Fre.sub:2, Rus.sub:1, Pol.sub:1, Rus.dub:1, Swe.sub:1, Dan.sub:1)
 Very good: 331 votes (sub:267, dub:30, Ita.dub:6, ?:6, Spa.sub:5, Por.sub:4, Fre.sub:4, Spa.dub:3, Ger.sub:1, Fre.dub:1, edit.dub:1, Swe.sub:1, Dan.sub:1, Ger.dub:1)
 Good: 157 votes (sub:126, dub:18, Rus.sub:2, raw:2, Spa.sub:2, Spa.dub:2, Dut.sub:1, Pol.sub:1, ?:1, Ger.dub:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Decent: 50 votes (sub:34, dub:11, raw:2, Dut.sub:1, Fre.dub:1, ?:1)
 So-so: 22 votes (sub:18, dub:3, edit.dub:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Weak: 8 votes (sub:5, Ita.sub:1, Spa.sub:1, Ger.sub:1)
 Bad: 12 votes (sub:4, Spa.sub:2, Fre.dub:1, dub:1, Fre.sub:1, Spa.dub:1, raw:1, Pol.sub:1)
 Awful: 19 votes (dub:4, sub:3, raw:2, Spa.dub:2, Spa.sub:2, Ita.dub:1, Por.sub:1, Ger.sub:1, Pol.sub:1, Ger.dub:1, Fre.dub:1, Ita.sub:0)
 Worst ever: 56 votes (sub:11, dub:10, Spa.dub:7, Spa.sub:7, Fre.sub:5, Fre.dub:3, Pol.sub:3, raw:2, Ger.sub:2, Ita.sub:2, Ita.dub:2, Kor.sub:1, Por.sub:1, Rus.sub:0)
Seen in part or in whole by 1887 users, rank: #300
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 8.3462 (Very good+.34), std. dev.: 1.5818, rank: #210
Weighted mean: 8.3565 (Very good+.35), rank: #146
Bayesian estimate: 8.35024 (Very good+.35), rank: #87
Running time: 92 minutes
Vintage: 2003
Premiere date:
2003-08-30 (New York - Big Apple Anime Fest)
2003-10-02 (San Diego Asian Film Festival)
2003-11-08 (Japan)
2003-12-05 (Los Angeles, California)
2004-01-16 (Italy - Future Film Festival)
2004-01-16 (USA [limited release])
2004-08-13 (Taiwan)
2008-06-02 (Latin America - Animax (Reciclo))
Releases: We have 4
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 4
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Director: Satoshi Kon

Screenplay:
Keiko Nobumoto
Satoshi Kon

Music: Keiichi Suzuki

Original story: Satoshi Kon

Character Design:
Kenichi Konishi
Satoshi Kon

Art director: Nobutaka Ike

Animation director: Kenichi Konishi

Sound director: Masafumi Mima

Co-director: Shougo Furuya

Director of Photography: Katsutoshi Sugai

Executive producer:
Masao Takiyama
Shinichi Kobayashi
Taro Maki

Producer: Masao Maruyama

Chief animator: Kenichi Konishi

Co-Producer: Satoki Toyada

Color design: Kazunori Hashimoto

Editing: Takeshi Seyama

Key Animation:
Hideki Hamasu
Hiroko Kazui
Kumiko Kawana
Masashi Ando
Michiyo Suzuki
Shigeru Fujita
Shinji Otsuka
Toshiyuki Inoue

 

Aya Okamoto as Miyuki

Toru Emori as Gin

Yoshiaki Umegaki as Hana

Kouichi Yamadera as Taxi Driver

Kyouko Terase as Sachiko

Mamiko Noto as Gin's Daughter Kiyoko

Satomi Koorogi as Baby "Kiyoko"

Seizo Katou as Okaa-san

Yuusaku Yara as Miyuki's Father

Akio Ohtsuka as Doctor

Atsuko Yuya as Nobuyuki Furuta

Chiyako Shibahara as Eriko Kawasaki

Hiroya Ishimaru as Yasuo

Inuko Inuyama as Kurumizawa

Jin Horikawa as Toshitaka Shimizu

Kanako Yahara as Yamanouchi

Kazuaki Ito as Akiko Takeguchi

Luis Sartor as Latin American Assassin

Masao Harada as Youto Kazama

Mitsuru Ogata as Hidenari Ugaki

Mitsuru Sugita as Rin Sakurazawa

Myrta Dangelo as Latin American Woman

Rie Shibata as Cat Lady

Rikiya Koyama as Bridegroom

Ryo Takahashi as Hikaru Koga

Ryuuji Saikachi as Old Man

Shozo Iizuka as Ohta

Syuho Miki as Ayaki Nishimura

Yoshinori Sonobe as Tsuguo Mogami

Japanese companies 

Production: Madhouse Studios

English staff 
English companies 
(none)
 

Broadcaster:
Animax Asia
Starz

Licensed by: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

English cast 

Russell Wait as Hana

French staff 
French cast 

Adapation: Catherine Lalduriez

Directrice De Plateau: Guylaine Gibert

Mixage: Laurent Duval

 

Guylaine Gibert as Miyuki

Jean-Marc Delhausse as Hanna

Martin Spinhayer as Gin

Alexandra Correa as Maria

David Manet as Mario

Dominique Wagner as Kiyoko

Maia Baran as Kiyoko

Robert Dubois as Mafieu

Carine Seront

Daniel Dury

Delphine Moriau

Dorothee Capelluto

Florent Hoxha

Guy Theunissen

Lionel Bourguet

Michel DeWarzee

Nathalie Hons

Philippe Allard

Sébastien Hebrant

Tony Beck

French companies 

Broadcaster: Virgin 17

Distributor: Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Dubbing: Dubbing Brothers (BELGIUM)

Spanish staff 
Spanish cast 
(none)
 

Gerardo Reyero as Hana

Laura Ayala as Miyuki

Miguel Angel Ghigliazza as Gin

Alejandro Villeli as Doctor

Carlos del Campo as
Madre
Taxista

Cesar Arias as Anciano

Jorge Roig as Narración

Jose Gilberto Vilchis as Mario

Juan Alfonso Carralero as
Ebrio
Mitsuo

Laura Torres as Esposa de Mario

Magda Giner as Sra Sakurasawa

Maria Fernanda Morales as Kiyoko (enfermera)

Monica Manjarrez as Sachiko

Mónica Villaseñor as Kiyoko (novia)

Patricia Acevedo as Voz en Hospital

Rebeca Gómez as
Hada
Voz en supermercado

Rebeca Manriquez as Sra Yamanauchi

Ricardo Mendoza as Chico con Celular

Roberto Mendiola as Yasuo

Sylvia Garcel as Mujer con Gatos

Spanish companies 

Broadcaster:
Animax Latin America
Cinemax Latin America

Distributor: Sony Pictures Television International

DVD Distribution: LK-TEL (Chile | DVD)


Italian staff 
(none)
Italian cast 

Angelo Nicotra as Gin

Maria Letizia Scifoni as Miyuki

Italian companies 

Distributor: Columbia Tristar

German staff 
German cast 
(none)
 

Caroline Combrinck as Kiyuki

Kai Taschner as Hana

Marieke Oeffinger as Engel

Walter von Hauff as Gin

German companies 

Distributor: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Dutch staff 
Dutch companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: Anime Essentials

Dutch cast 
(none)
Russian staff 
Russian companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: MC Entertainment

Russian cast 
(none)
Polish staff 
Polish companies 
(none)
 

Distributor: Imperial CinePix

Polish cast 
(none)

Portuguese cast 
Portuguese staff 
(none)

Cassius Romero as Hana

Carlos Silveira as Mamãe (Okaa-san)

Luiz Antônio Lobue as Pai da Miyuki (Miyuki's father)

Marcelo Pissardini as Taxista (Taxi Driver)

Márcia Regina as Sachiko Nishizawa

Tatiane Keplermaier as Kyoko filha do Gin (Gin's daughter)

Afonso Amajones as Mitsuo Hiruta

Antônio Moreno as Gin 

Cláudia Carli as Mulher Latino-americana (Latin American Woman)

Guilherme Lopes as Doutor (Doctor)

Priscila Concépcion as Miyuki 

Rodrigo Andreatto as Assassino Latino-americano (Latin American assassin)

Portuguese companies 

Broadcaster: Animax Brazil

Dubbing: Dubla video


Chinese (Taiwan) staff 
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) companies 

Licensed by: Proware Multimedia International Co., Ltd.

Chinese (Taiwan) cast 
(none)
 
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