December Signature Screening -- Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Wed, Dec 16
|Stage West Theatre
Miracles happen in the most unexpected places—and to the most unexpected people.
Time & Location
Dec 16, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Stage West Theatre, 821 W Vickery Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76104, USA
About the event
From visionary anime auteur Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika) comes a heart-warming, hilarious, and deeply moving urban fable about family, redemption, and the magic of Christmas Eve.
On a freezing night in Tokyo, three unhoused companions—middle-aged alcoholic Gin, former drag queen Hana, and runaway teenager Miyuki—are digging through garbage heaps for presents when they discover an abandoned newborn baby. Naming her Kiyoko ("Pure Child"), the unlikely trio embarks on an extraordinary journey across the snow-dusted metropolis to reunite the infant with her mother.
What begins as a simple mission quickly turns into a wild, chaotic odyssey through Tokyo’s underbelly, filled with bizarre coincidences, Yakuza shootouts, forgotten pasts, and astonishing twists of fate. As the trio navigates the freezing streets, the search forces each of them to confront the painful memories and estranged families they left behind.
Overflowing with vibrant animation, sharp wit, and profound empathy, Tokyo Godfathers is a modern…