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2018

Konna yofuke ni banana kayo Itoshiki jitsuwa

A Banana? At This Time of Night ?

こんな夜更けにバナナかよ 愛しき実話

(c)2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners

(c)2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners

(c)2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners

(c)2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners

Release Date
December, 28th, 2018
Running Time
120 min
Genre
Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

“A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

SHOCHIKU

[ Story ]

Film adaptation of author Watanabe Kazufumi's non-fiction masterpiece.
Thirty-four-year-old Shikano Yasuaki (Oizumi Yo) can only move his neck and hands because of muscular dystrophy. He uses a wheelchair to get around. But he ditches the hospital in search of freedom and mobilizes volunteers so he can live exactly as he pleases. One day, a new volunteer named Misaki (Takahata Mitsuki) flips out at the self-indulgent Shikano. And Shikano's response is to falls head over heels in love with her, but she has a boyfriend, medical student volunteer Tanaka (Miura Haruma).

[ Official Site ]

http://bananakayo.jp

[ Contact (International) ]

NIPPON TELEVISION NETWORK CORPORATION
Film Business Department

1-6-1 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7444
tel: +81 3 6215 1111
http://www.ntv.co.jp/english

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