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A Nighttime Banana’s Insights into Disability: Nonfiction Author Watanabe Kazufumi

  • Konna yofuke ni banana kayo (A Banana? At This Time of Night?), starring, from left, Takahata Mitsuki, Ōizumi Yō, and Miura Haruma, was released in Japan on December 28, 2018. (© 2018 A Banana? At This Time of Night? Film Partners)

    Konna yofuke ni banana kayo (A Banana? At This Time of Night?), starring, from left, Takahata Mitsuki, Ōizumi Yō, and Miura Haruma, was released in Japan on December 28, 2018. (© 2018 A Banana? At This Time of Night? Film Partners)

  • A Nighttime Banana’s Insights into Disability: Nonfiction Author Watanabe Kazufumi
  • Shikano connected to a mechanical ventilator following a tracheotomy operation in 1995. (© Takahashi Masayuki)

    Shikano connected to a mechanical ventilator following a tracheotomy operation in 1995. (© Takahashi Masayuki)

  • Kayanuma Station, adjacent to Kushiro Marsh National Park, is known for its support for the local red-crowned crane population. Through interviews with local residents, Kita no mujin’eki kara (The Unstaffed Train Stations of Hokkaidō) explores the complex issues surrounding the protection of endangered species. (© PIXTA)

    Kayanuma Station, adjacent to Kushiro Marsh National Park, is known for its support for the local red-crowned crane population. Through interviews with local residents, Kita no mujin’eki kara (The Unstaffed Train Stations of Hokkaidō) explores the complex issues surrounding the protection of endangered species. (© PIXTA)

  • Nursing students receive caregiving training from Shikano. Watanabe is shown standing fifth from left. (© Takahashi Masayuki)

    Nursing students receive caregiving training from Shikano. Watanabe is shown standing fifth from left. (© Takahashi Masayuki)

  • A Nighttime Banana’s Insights into Disability: Nonfiction Author Watanabe Kazufumi

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