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Tokyo Godfathers

2003 film directed by Satoshi Kon
Movie anime_film Q917278
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Summary

Tokyo Godfathers is an anime film[1]. It draws 4,640 Wikipedia views per month (anime film category, ranking #62 of 541).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award[3]
  • Director: Satoshi Kon[4]
  • Screenwriter: Keiko Nobumoto[5], Satoshi Kon[6]
  • Composer: Keiichi Suzuki[7]
  • Genre: adventure anime and manga[8], comedy drama anime and manga[9], Christmas film[10], LGBTQ-related film[11], animated film with LGBT character(s)[12]
  • Named after: 3 Godfathers[13]
  • Producer: Masao Maruyama[14]
  • Production company: Madhouse[15]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[16]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[17], theatrical release[18]
  • Review score: 91%[19], 7.1/10[20], 75/100[21]
  • Color: color[22]
  • Country of origin: Japan[23]
  • Publication date: August 30, 2003[24], November 17, 2005[25], November 8, 2003[26], January 16, 2004[27]
  • Voice actor: Aya Okamoto[28], Tōru Emori[29], Satomi Kōrogi[30], Shōzō Iizuka[31], Seizō Katō[32], Hiroya Ishimaru[33], Ryūji Saikachi[34], Yūsaku Yara[35], Kyoko Terase[36], Mamiko Noto[37], Akio Ōtsuka[38], Rikiya Koyama[39], Inuko Inuyama[40], Kōichi Yamadera[41]
  • Distributed by: Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan[42], Netflix[43]
  • Narrative location: Tokyo[44]
  • Official website: http://www.sonypictures.jp/archive/movie/worldcinema/tgf/[45]
  • Film editor: Takeshi Seyama[46]
  • Title: 東京ゴッドファーザーズ[47]
  • Has characteristic: original anime[48]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[49]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[50]
  • Duration: 88 minutes[51], 93 minutes[52]
  • Capital cost: 2,400,000 US dollars[53]

Why It Matters

Tokyo Godfathers has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Tokyo Godfathers receive?

Honors received include Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award[3].

Related Entities

Japan Japan Media Arts Festival Animation Division Excellence Award Netflix Satoshi Kon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . j-mediaarts.jp. j-mediaarts.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . anidb.net. anidb.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . Q47425783. wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . trakt.tv. Retrieved . trakt.tv. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  7. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2003-08-30T00:00:00Z, +2005-11-17T00:00:00Z, +2003-11-08T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Keiko Nobumoto, Satoshi Kon
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