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.
Direction
Kon blends reality and coincidence like a fever dream you trust.
Writing
Every character backstory hits like a truck. Gin's monologue? Devastating.
Director
Satoshi Kon
Aya Okamoto
Miyuki (voice)
Yoshiaki Umegaki
Hana (voice)
Tohru Emori
Gin (voice)
Satomi Korogi
Kiyoko (voice)
Mamiko Noto
Kiyoko, Gin's daughter (voice)
Ryuji Saikachi
Roujin (voice)
Kyoko Terase
Sachiko (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Shinrou (voice)
Hiroya Ishimaru
Yasuo (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Taxi Driver (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Isha (voice)
Yusaku Yara
Ishida (voice)
Seizo Kato
Kaa-san (voice)
Shozo Iizuka
Oota (voice)
Chiyako Shibahara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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