Tokyo godfathers /

Tokyo godfathers

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 du...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Maddohausu, Kabushiki Kaisha, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Kon, Satoshi, 1963-2010, Nobumoto, Keiko, Emori, Tōru, 1944-, Umegaki, Yoshiaki, Okamoto, Aya, Īzuka, Shōzō, Katō, Seizō, Ishimaru, Hiroya, Saikachi, Ryūji, Yara, Yūsaku, Terase, Kyōko, Sugai, Katsutoshi, Konishi, Kenichi, Ike, Nobutaka, Suzuki, Keiichi, 1951-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Japanese
Language Notes:	Japanese dialogue, English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subjects:	Abandoned children > Drama. Homeless persons > Drama. Kojikojiin > Dorama Feature films. Animated films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Foreign films.

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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.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. Special features: animax making of featurette; theatrical trailer; bonus trailers. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; region 1; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, violent images, languages and some sexual material.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Sugai Katsutoshi ; animation director, Konishi Kenʼichi ; art director, Ike Nobutaka ; editor, Seyama Takeshi ; music, Suzuki Keiichi ; character designer, Kon Satoshi, Konishi Kenʼichi.
ISBN:	1404946918 9781404946910