Three homeless people make do the best they can on the streets of Tokyo – middle-aged alcoholic Gin (Toru Emori), teenage runaway Miyuki (Aya Okamoto) and former drag queen Hana (Yoshiaki Umegaki). On Christmas eve they discover an abandoned newborn baby in a trash bin, dramatically changing their odd family dynamic and giving them purpose to search the streets of Tokyo for help in returning the baby to its parents.
A touching anime tale of mystery and resilience Tokyo Godfathers is as inspiring as it is intriguing, a dynamic and imaginative feature from the acclaimed director of Perfect Blue and Paprika.