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Banana Yoshimoto

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Banana Yoshimoto was born on 24 July 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. She is a writer, known for Kitchen (1997), Kitchin (1989) and There Is No Lid on the Sea (2015).
BornJuly 24, 1964
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    • Known for

    Kitchen (1997)
    Kitchen
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1997
    Kitchin (1989)
    Kitchin
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1989
    There Is No Lid on the Sea (2015)
    There Is No Lid on the Sea
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 2015
    Asleep (2015)
    Asleep
    5.7
    • Writer
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Writer

    • Nana Komatsu and Hio Miyazawa in Moonlight Shadow (2021)
      Moonlight Shadow
      5.4
      • novella "Moonlight Shadow"
      • 2021
    • Sooyoung Choi and Shunsuke Tanaka in Memories of a Dead End (2018)
      Memories of a Dead End
      6.2
      • novel
      • 2018
    • There Is No Lid on the Sea (2015)
      There Is No Lid on the Sea
      6.3
      • based on the novel by
      • 2015
    • Asleep (2015)
      Asleep
      5.7
      • based on the novel by
      • 2015
    • Last Summer (2014)
      Last Summer
      5.9
      • screenplay collaboration
      • 2014
    • Arugentin babâ (2007)
      Arugentin babâ
      5.5
      • novel
      • 2007
    • Rôdoku kikô: Nippon no meisaku
      TV Series
      • short story
      • 2003
    • Kitchen (1997)
      Kitchen
      6.8
      • novel
      • 1997
    • Tugumi (1990)
      Tugumi
      6.5
      • novel
      • 1990
    • Kitchin (1989)
      Kitchin
      5.8
      • novel
      • 1989
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official site
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    • Alternative name
      • Banana
    • Born
      • July 24, 1964
      • Tokyo, Japan

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      Famous Japanese novelist.
    • Quotes
      On spirit: Truly great people emit a light that warms the hearts of those around them.

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