| Edition |
Anamorphic widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Presented/produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment (Japan)--and Tokyo Godfathers Committee. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. |
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Special features: animax making of featurette; theatrical trailer; bonus trailers. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Katsutoshi Sugai ; animation director, Ken'ichi Konishi ; art director, Nobutaka Ike ; editor, Takeshi Seyama ; music, Keiichi Suzuki ; character designer, Satoshi Kon, Ken'ichi Konishi. |
| Performer |
Voices: Tōru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Shōzō Īzuka, Seizō Katō, Hiroya Ishimaru, Ryūji Saikachi, Yūsaku Yara, Kyōko Terase. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, violent images, language and some sexual material ; Canadian home video rating: 14A. |
| System Details |
DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 ; mastered in high-definition. |
| Language |
Japanese dialogue with optional English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned in English. |
| Subject |
Abandoned children -- Drama.
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Homeless persons -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Animated films.
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Motion pictures, Japanese.
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| Added Author |
Kon, Satoshi, 1963-2010. Director. Screenwriter.
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Nobumoto, Keiko. Screenwriter.
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Emori, Tōru, 1944- Performer.
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Umegaki, Yoshiaki, 1959- Performer.
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Okamoto, Aya, 1982- Performer.
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Īzuka, Shōzō, 1933- Performer.
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Katō, Seizō, 1927-2014. Performer.
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Ishimaru, Hiroya, 1946- Performer.
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Saikachi, Ryūji, 1928- Performer.
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Yara, Yūsaku, 1948- Performer.
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Terase, Kyōko, 1932- Performer.
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Sugai, Katsutoshi, 1971- Cinematographer.
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Konishi, Kenichi. Animator.
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Ike, Nobutaka. Artistic director.
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Suzuki, Keiichi, 1951- Composer.
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Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc.
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Maddohausu, Kabushiki Kaisha.
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Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Tokyo godfathers |
| ISBN |
1404946918 |
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9781404946910 |
| Standard No. |
043396028142 |
| Music No. |
02814 Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
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