The Eclectic Cinema Presents:
Tokyo Godfathers (12)
Japan | 2003 | 88 mins
Directed by: Satoshi Kon
An unusual offering for Christmas: an anime from Satoshi Kon. The narrative is set just before Christmas time in Tokyo. Three homeless people search for presents in the city’s piles of garbage and find a new-born baby discarded amongst the rubbish. The three have banded together as a ‘found family’ to support and protect themselves. They are Gin, a male alcoholic, Hana, a transgender woman, and Miyuki, a teenage girl who has run away from home. The baby they name Kiyoko, from the Japanese translation of Silent Night. The story follows them on their adventures as they search for the baby’s real mother, adventures that are filled with incredible coincidences, even miracles.
