From the highly acclaimed anime director, Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS) TOKYO GODFATHERS will debut on DVD on April 13, 2004, from Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment. The Capra-esque tale of adventure from three homeless people - alcoholic Gin, drag queen Hana, and teenage runaway Miyuki as they discover an abandoned baby in a pile of garbage and venture to return her to her parents. The film will be available as a single disc widescreen DVD for $26.96 and includes both an exclusive making-of featurette and a freestanding Satoshi Kon character illustration postcard.
DVD special features include:* Animax Making of Featurette* Exclusive Satoshi Kon character illustration postcard* 16 x 9 Widescreen Presentation* Theatrical Trailer* Audio: Japanese 5.1* Subtitles: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese* Bonus Trailers
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