Miracle Banana

Oct 1, 2005

1h 45m

★ 0.0

Overview

Sachiko Mishima a young Japanese woman get sent to Haiti as a dispatch member for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. She thinks she is going to the holiday resort of Tahiti by mistaking Tahiti for Haiti). While in Haiti with the help of a Japanese craftsman she learns paper can be made from bananas. She embarks on a mission to create paper for the Haiti residents to help them.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

BMG Japan

Express Co.

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Cast

Takashi Yamamura

Ken Ogata

Sachiko Mishima

Sayuri Oyamada

Kanji Tsuda

Kyosuke Nakata

Koji Yamamoto

Kazuko Kato

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Kenta Satoi

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