Gin

Gin is one of the three main protagonists of the movie Tokyo Godfathers.

Appearence
Gin appears to be a middle aged man of average height. He has dark hair and a full black beard. Gin wears a light button shirt, over which he wears a brown button up jacket, and a green coat with yellow lining. He wears tan trousers, which appear to be too long for him, held up with a black belt. He wears dark trainers with lighter coloured shoe laces. Gin's additional accessories are a brown scarf he occasionally wraps around his head and tucks into the front of his shirt, white gloves, and a reddish brown cap.

Personality
Gin seems to be a stubborn but caring man, with a somewhat fatherly nature, often picking fights with Miyuki, although these seem to be kind spirited and with the intentions of teaching her. It seems that although Miyuki isn't aware, Gin is very protective of her, as stated when two other homeless men tell Miyuki that they don't want to be around her for too long, for fear Gin will beat them up for bothering her. Gin's protective nature is likely how Miyuki has survived on the streets without having been abused by strangers.

Gin has a terrible habit of lying almost constantly about himself, likely to avoid his shame, although lying to his wife about his addictions and debt is likely how his life became out of control in the first place.

Gin lies about his past, stating that he was a competitive cyclist, but couldn't afford his daughter's medical bills, leading to him throwing a race in a get rich quick scheme, however he is caught and loses his cycling career. Now in debt, his daughter dies and his wife soon after. This is revealed to be false when Gin is reunited with his daughter, Kiyoko. He then lies to Kiyoko that he works in recycling, rather than admit he is homeless. This lie is deliberately exposed by Hana, who believes that honesty will draw Gin and Kiyoko closer together more than lies would.

History
Gin owned and ran a bicycle shop and had a wife and daughter, Kiyoko. However, he became addicted to gambling and alcohol, and when it got out of control and his debts spiralled, he ran away. His wife and daughter went to look for him for several years, even identifying unidentified corpses. Gin joined with Hana and later Miyuki and lived with them in a park in Tokyo. Gin's drinking habits seem to still persist, drinking sake to the point of drunkenness whenever it is available, however he is willing to share with other, especially those less fortunate than himself, such as the dying elderly homeless man, whom he stays with so that he won't die alone, agreeing to the man's final requests. Upon leaving the old man's makeshift home, he is attacked by a group of young thugs who enjoy abusing the homeless, who severely beat him and rob him, and then abuse the deceased elderly man's corpse. Gin had saved up ¥30,000 to give to his daughter, in hopes of easing the burden he had left her and his wife with a little, as such he goes after the thugs to retrieve his money, being even more severely wounded. He is later rescued by Mother and some of the women who work at the bar, who tend to his wounds. The women at the bar provide Gin with a change of clothes while his are washed, much to Gin's horror. Despite his past, Gin seems to be very happy to have a chance to be reunited with his daughter Kiyoko, especially after learning neither she nor her mother seem to hold any animosity towards him. It's likely that as a nurse, Kiyoko has a good understanding of addiction, and is less likely than most to hold any prejudice towards Gin.

Trivia

 * Gin is the only member of the trio that we don't have a flash back backstory for. This is likely because Gin hid the truth of his past.
 * Gin is a unisex Japanese name that is often written with the kanji 銀, meaning silver.