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Tokyo Godfathers

Jun 3 & 4, 2026
    Part of
  • Urban Odysseys
  • and
  • BAM Film 2026
Directed by Satoshi Kon (2003)
With Tōru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto
In this animated feature from Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika), three homeless people’s lives are changed forever when they discover a baby girl at a garbage dump on Christmas Eve. As the New Year fast approaches, these three forgotten members of society band together to solve the mystery of the abandoned child and the fate of her parents. Along the way, encounters with seemingly unrelated events and people force them to confront their own haunted pasts, as they learn to face their future together.

UPCOMING Screenings

      RUNNING TIME

      93min

      VENUE

      Peter Jay Sharp Building
      BAM Rose Cinemas

      FORMAT

      DCP

      LANGUAGE

      In Japanese with English subtitles

      TICKET INFORMATION

      General Admission: $17
      Members: $12
      Please note: A $2 handling fee per ticket will be added to your order.

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