SATOSHI KON, SHÔGO FURUYA | JAPAN | 2003 | 92 MIN | PG-13 | JAPANESE
An instant holiday classic, a slightly more-grounded Kon finds three very unique individuals homeless on the streets of Tokyo on Christmas Eve who discover a newborn baby amidst their rummaging and a newfound mission to return the baby home.
Cast: Tooru Emori, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Aya Okamoto, Satomi Koorogi
Part of the Philadelphia Film Society’s Lost in Animation series.
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