Banana Yoshimoto

Banana Yoshimoto

61 (1964-07-24)
Tokyo, Japan

Banana Yoshimoto (吉本 ばなな, Yoshimoto Banana) is a Japanese novelist. Her real name is Mahoko Yoshimoto (吉本 真秀子, Yoshimoto Mahoko).

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Moonlight Shadow 2021 (6.1)

Satsuki lost her boyfriend, Hitoshi, in a car accident. Unable to face up to his death, she spends her days unable to sleep properly. At some point, Satsuki began to jog at dawn as part of her daily routine, and on a bridge she always passes, she meets a mysterious woman named Urara.
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Kitchen 1997 (8.5)

Aggie is suffering a great pain after the death of her Grandmother. She has no one else so she moves in with her Godmother and her son, Louie. Aggie does not speak a single word, the pain she is going through is unimaginable, and this portrayal is simply stunning in its sadness and grief. Louie and Wah try to make her feel at home, and soon Aggie's passion for cooking shines through her sadness.
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Memories of a Dead End 2019 (6.8)

A woman travels to Nagoya to meet her boyfriend who works there. She is disheartened to learn that he is seeing a new girl. However, she decides to stay a few more days, in a guesthouse at a dead end. Based on Yoshimoto Banana’s novel.