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Theatrical poster courtesy of Shochiku. 2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film PartnersShochiku Co. has provided SciFi Japan with information and photos for A BANANA? AT THIS TIME OF NIGHT? (??????????????????, Konna Yofuke ni Banana Kayo Itoshiki Jitsuwa), the film adaptation of author Kazufumi Watanabe`s non-fiction masterpiece. STORY Thirty-four-year-old Yasuaki Shikano (Yo Oizumi) 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 (Mitsuki Takahata) 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 (Haruma Miura). CREDITS Release Date: Friday, December 28, 2018 (Nationwide Roadshow) Running Time: 120 Minutes Cast Yasuaki Shikano: Yo Oizumi Misaki Ando: Mitsuki Takahata Hisashi Tanaka: Haruma Miura Daisuke Takamura: Masato Hagiwara Takako Maeki: Makiko Watanabe Shimpei Tsukada: Shohei Uno Hiroko Nohara: Mieko Harada Yoshie Izumi: Hanae Kan Kiyoshi Kano: Raita Ryu Mitsue Kano: Chie Ayado Staff Director: Tetsu Maeda Original Story: Kazufumi Watanabe Screenplay: Hiroshi Hashimoto Planning ? Production: Yoshitaka Ishizuka Producers: Nobuyuki Iinuma, Fumi Teranishi Music: Harumi Fuuki Production Company: “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners Distributor: Shochiku World Sales: Nippon TV
Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners
Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners
Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners
Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners
Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film Partners
Photo courtesy of Shochiku. © 2018 “A Banana? At This Time of Night?” Film PartnersAbout Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Shochiku traces its origins to 1895 when Takejiro Otani presented his first stage play. They also produced the first color motion picture in Japan, and have expanded into TV dramas, video contents, Kabuki presentation, theater operations, and real estate. The company has become a symbol of enduring tradition as the exclusive promoter of the Kabuki theater in Japan as well as widely known as the creator of the world’s longest-running feature film series TORA-SAN. The company is making all possible efforts to develop business in various fields, including multimedia and co-productions, across generation, national, and cultural borders.