Tokyo Godfathers

Tokyo Godfathers

Meet the ultimate dysfunctional family.

200392 min7.9 / 10

A compassionate, genre-blending journey through Tokyo's margins that finds grace and connection amid homelessness and brokenness, anchored by the redemptive power of caring for a vulnerable life.

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.

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