August 30, 2003 (2003-08-30) (Big Apple Anime Fest)
November 8, 2003 (2003-11-08) (Japan)
Running time
92 minutes
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Budget
$2.4 million[1]
Box office
$847,106[2]
Tokyo Godfathers[a] is a 2003 adult anime Christmas tragicomedy adventure film written and directed by Satoshi Kon. The film stars live-action actors such as Toru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, and Aya Okamoto as the lead voice actors.
Kon was inspired by the 1948 American film 3 Godfathers to make the film.[3] Unlike Kon's other films, Tokyo Godfathers is grounded more in realism.[4][5] However, as is typical of Kon's work, the film includes devices that are not straightforward, and Kon himself called it a twisted sentimental story.[6]
Tokyo Godfathers was released in Japan on November 8, 2003, and in North America on January 16, 2004.[7][8]
It won the Excellence Award at the 2003 Japan Media Arts Festival[9] and Best Animation Film at the 58th Mainichi Film Awards.[10][11]
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^"Interview 02 2002年12月 イタリアから、主に「千年女優」に関するインタビュー". KON'S TONE (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^数土直志 (August 24, 2020). "『千年女優』の今 敏監督作品が世界で「千年生き続ける」理由――没後10年に捧ぐ (3/7)". ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). アイティメディア株式会社. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^"Interview 14 2002年3月 国内の雑誌から「千年女優」に関するインタビュー". KON'S TONE (in Japanese). 今敏. March 16, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^数土直志 (August 24, 2020). "『千年女優』の今 敏監督作品が世界で「千年生き続ける」理由――没後10年に捧ぐ (4/7)". ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). アイティメディア株式会社. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^数土直志 (August 24, 2020). "『千年女優』の今 敏監督作品が世界で「千年生き続ける」理由――没後10年に捧ぐ (5/7)". ITmedia ビジネスオンライン (in Japanese). アイティメディア株式会社. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
^"Excellence Award - TOKYO GOD FATHERS | Award | Animation Division | 2003 [7th] | Japan Media Arts Festival Archive".
^Kon, Satoshi (2015). The Art of Satoshi Kon. Tribute from Darren Aronofsky (First ed.). Milwaukie, OR. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-61655-741-6. OCLC 896980881.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^"毎日映画コンクール 第58回（2003年）". 毎日新聞 (in Japanese). Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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