Miracle Banana

2005•1h 45m

Drama

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.

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Production

BMG Japan, Express Co.

Language

Status

Released

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Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Ken Ogata

Takashi Yamamura

Sayuri Oyamada

Sachiko Mishima

Kanji Tsuda

Koji Yamamoto

Kyosuke Nakata

Kazuko Kato

Hatsunori Hasegawa

Kenta Satoi

Baudouin Euloge Adogony

Philippe

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