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BANA🕳️ANA Now Available for Exclusive Rental Streaming on U-NEXT! The Bastard and The Beautiful World, Midnight Swan, and Sabakan Also Begin Streaming Simultaneously
BANA🕳️ANA—jointly produced and distributed by GEEK PICTURES and CULEN, with GEEK PICTURES also serving as the production company—is now playing in theaters across Japan.
Following its special premiere event on June 27, the film has been rolling out nationwide to enthusiastic audience response.
Beginning Saturday, July 18, BANA🕳️ANA will be available exclusively as a rental title on U-NEXT, Japan's streaming platform operated by U-NEXT.
While films are typically released on streaming services three to six months after their theatrical debut, BANA🕳️ANA will begin streaming just three weeks after its release, making it an exceptionally early digital launch.
The film is still playing in theaters, so we encourage audiences to first experience its immersive world on the big screen, then revisit their favorite moments as many times as they like through streaming.
To celebrate the exclusive streaming release of BANA🕳️ANA, three related films from the Atarashii Chizu film project will also become available on U-NEXT.
One of them, The Bastard and The Beautiful World, was released in 2018 as the first film project by Atarashii Chizu. Screened for just two weeks, the omnibus film attracted approximately 280,000 moviegoers. Consisting of four short films, Episode 2 was directed by Kenji Yamauchi, who also directed BANA🕳️ANA.
Also joining the lineup are Midnight Swan, starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and winner of Best Picture and Best Actor at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, and the coming-of-age drama Sabakan, which tells the story of one unforgettable summer shared by two boys.
GEEK PICTURES also served as the production company for The Bastard and The Beautiful World and Sabakan
We hope you'll take this opportunity to enjoy these films on U-NEXT.
Please note: BANA🕳️ANA is available exclusively as a rental streaming title on U-NEXT.
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[Credits]
Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori
First Summer Uika, Shuri / Sara Hayama, Kyoko Mizuno, Ami Jung / Kanji Furudate, Seetsugu Ozawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Director/Screenplay: Kenji Yamauchi; Music: Shizuno Oshiro; Theme Song: “Banana no Uta”
Executive Producers: Michi Iijima, Tamotsu Kosano; Planning Cooperation: Taku Tada, Takaaki Yamazaki, Shigehiro Gonpachi
Producers: Mamoru Inagaki, Yosuke Sato; Associate Producer: Nobuko Nogami
Music Producers: Toru Midorikawa, Kotaro Maruhashi; Director of Photography: Yusuke Suga; Lighting: Yamato Watanabe; Sound Recording: Yoshiaki Kitahara; Art Director: Yasuaki Harada
Set Decoration: Jun Terao; Assistant Director: Hiroya Igawa; Casting: Masako Yamauchi, Masunobu Motokawa, Rikiya Takano
Costumes: Kayo Hosomi, Yoshie Masui; Hair and Makeup: Asako Nagashima, Arisa Sakurai, Junko Kaneda; Editing: Yoshihiko Kono; Sound Effects: Yumi Moriki; Production: Katsuji Mogami; Promotional Design: Kenjiro Sano, Yumi Katori
Production: CULEN, Geek Pictures; Production Company: Geek Pictures
Distribution: CULEN, Geek Pictures
(C) 2026 BANA_ANA Film Partners
Following its special premiere event on June 27, the film has been rolling out nationwide to enthusiastic audience response.
Beginning Saturday, July 18, BANA🕳️ANA will be available exclusively as a rental title on U-NEXT, Japan's streaming platform operated by U-NEXT.
While films are typically released on streaming services three to six months after their theatrical debut, BANA🕳️ANA will begin streaming just three weeks after its release, making it an exceptionally early digital launch.
The film is still playing in theaters, so we encourage audiences to first experience its immersive world on the big screen, then revisit their favorite moments as many times as they like through streaming.
To celebrate the exclusive streaming release of BANA🕳️ANA, three related films from the Atarashii Chizu film project will also become available on U-NEXT.
One of them, The Bastard and The Beautiful World, was released in 2018 as the first film project by Atarashii Chizu. Screened for just two weeks, the omnibus film attracted approximately 280,000 moviegoers. Consisting of four short films, Episode 2 was directed by Kenji Yamauchi, who also directed BANA🕳️ANA.
Also joining the lineup are Midnight Swan, starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and winner of Best Picture and Best Actor at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, and the coming-of-age drama Sabakan, which tells the story of one unforgettable summer shared by two boys.
GEEK PICTURES also served as the production company for The Bastard and The Beautiful World and Sabakan
We hope you'll take this opportunity to enjoy these films on U-NEXT.
Please note: BANA🕳️ANA is available exclusively as a rental streaming title on U-NEXT.
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[Credits]
Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori
First Summer Uika, Shuri / Sara Hayama, Kyoko Mizuno, Ami Jung / Kanji Furudate, Seetsugu Ozawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Director/Screenplay: Kenji Yamauchi; Music: Shizuno Oshiro; Theme Song: “Banana no Uta”
Executive Producers: Michi Iijima, Tamotsu Kosano; Planning Cooperation: Taku Tada, Takaaki Yamazaki, Shigehiro Gonpachi
Producers: Mamoru Inagaki, Yosuke Sato; Associate Producer: Nobuko Nogami
Music Producers: Toru Midorikawa, Kotaro Maruhashi; Director of Photography: Yusuke Suga; Lighting: Yamato Watanabe; Sound Recording: Yoshiaki Kitahara; Art Director: Yasuaki Harada
Set Decoration: Jun Terao; Assistant Director: Hiroya Igawa; Casting: Masako Yamauchi, Masunobu Motokawa, Rikiya Takano
Costumes: Kayo Hosomi, Yoshie Masui; Hair and Makeup: Asako Nagashima, Arisa Sakurai, Junko Kaneda; Editing: Yoshihiko Kono; Sound Effects: Yumi Moriki; Production: Katsuji Mogami; Promotional Design: Kenjiro Sano, Yumi Katori
Production: CULEN, Geek Pictures; Production Company: Geek Pictures
Distribution: CULEN, Geek Pictures
(C) 2026 BANA_ANA Film Partners
Information
BANA🕳️ANA Now Available for Exclusive Rental Streaming on U-NEXT! The Bastard and The Beautiful World, Midnight Swan, and Sabakan Also Begin Streaming Simultaneously
BANA🕳️ANA—jointly produced and distributed by GEEK PICTURES and CULEN, with GEEK PICTURES also serving as the production company—is now playing in theaters across Japan.
Following its special premiere event on June 27, the film has been rolling out nationwide to enthusiastic audience response.
Beginning Saturday, July 18, BANA🕳️ANA will be available exclusively as a rental title on U-NEXT, Japan's streaming platform operated by U-NEXT.
While films are typically released on streaming services three to six months after their theatrical debut, BANA🕳️ANA will begin streaming just three weeks after its release, making it an exceptionally early digital launch.
The film is still playing in theaters, so we encourage audiences to first experience its immersive world on the big screen, then revisit their favorite moments as many times as they like through streaming.
To celebrate the exclusive streaming release of BANA🕳️ANA, three related films from the Atarashii Chizu film project will also become available on U-NEXT.
One of them, The Bastard and The Beautiful World, was released in 2018 as the first film project by Atarashii Chizu. Screened for just two weeks, the omnibus film attracted approximately 280,000 moviegoers. Consisting of four short films, Episode 2 was directed by Kenji Yamauchi, who also directed BANA🕳️ANA.
Also joining the lineup are Midnight Swan, starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and winner of Best Picture and Best Actor at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, and the coming-of-age drama Sabakan, which tells the story of one unforgettable summer shared by two boys.
GEEK PICTURES also served as the production company for The Bastard and The Beautiful World and Sabakan
We hope you'll take this opportunity to enjoy these films on U-NEXT.
Please note: BANA🕳️ANA is available exclusively as a rental streaming title on U-NEXT.
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[Credits]
Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori
First Summer Uika, Shuri / Sara Hayama, Kyoko Mizuno, Ami Jung / Kanji Furudate, Seetsugu Ozawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Director/Screenplay: Kenji Yamauchi; Music: Shizuno Oshiro; Theme Song: “Banana no Uta”
Executive Producers: Michi Iijima, Tamotsu Kosano; Planning Cooperation: Taku Tada, Takaaki Yamazaki, Shigehiro Gonpachi
Producers: Mamoru Inagaki, Yosuke Sato; Associate Producer: Nobuko Nogami
Music Producers: Toru Midorikawa, Kotaro Maruhashi; Director of Photography: Yusuke Suga; Lighting: Yamato Watanabe; Sound Recording: Yoshiaki Kitahara; Art Director: Yasuaki Harada
Set Decoration: Jun Terao; Assistant Director: Hiroya Igawa; Casting: Masako Yamauchi, Masunobu Motokawa, Rikiya Takano
Costumes: Kayo Hosomi, Yoshie Masui; Hair and Makeup: Asako Nagashima, Arisa Sakurai, Junko Kaneda; Editing: Yoshihiko Kono; Sound Effects: Yumi Moriki; Production: Katsuji Mogami; Promotional Design: Kenjiro Sano, Yumi Katori
Production: CULEN, Geek Pictures; Production Company: Geek Pictures
Distribution: CULEN, Geek Pictures
(C) 2026 BANA_ANA Film Partners
Following its special premiere event on June 27, the film has been rolling out nationwide to enthusiastic audience response.
Beginning Saturday, July 18, BANA🕳️ANA will be available exclusively as a rental title on U-NEXT, Japan's streaming platform operated by U-NEXT.
While films are typically released on streaming services three to six months after their theatrical debut, BANA🕳️ANA will begin streaming just three weeks after its release, making it an exceptionally early digital launch.
The film is still playing in theaters, so we encourage audiences to first experience its immersive world on the big screen, then revisit their favorite moments as many times as they like through streaming.
To celebrate the exclusive streaming release of BANA🕳️ANA, three related films from the Atarashii Chizu film project will also become available on U-NEXT.
One of them, The Bastard and The Beautiful World, was released in 2018 as the first film project by Atarashii Chizu. Screened for just two weeks, the omnibus film attracted approximately 280,000 moviegoers. Consisting of four short films, Episode 2 was directed by Kenji Yamauchi, who also directed BANA🕳️ANA.
Also joining the lineup are Midnight Swan, starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and winner of Best Picture and Best Actor at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, and the coming-of-age drama Sabakan, which tells the story of one unforgettable summer shared by two boys.
GEEK PICTURES also served as the production company for The Bastard and The Beautiful World and Sabakan
We hope you'll take this opportunity to enjoy these films on U-NEXT.
Please note: BANA🕳️ANA is available exclusively as a rental streaming title on U-NEXT.
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[Credits]
Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Shingo Katori
First Summer Uika, Shuri / Sara Hayama, Kyoko Mizuno, Ami Jung / Kanji Furudate, Seetsugu Ozawa, Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Director/Screenplay: Kenji Yamauchi; Music: Shizuno Oshiro; Theme Song: “Banana no Uta”
Executive Producers: Michi Iijima, Tamotsu Kosano; Planning Cooperation: Taku Tada, Takaaki Yamazaki, Shigehiro Gonpachi
Producers: Mamoru Inagaki, Yosuke Sato; Associate Producer: Nobuko Nogami
Music Producers: Toru Midorikawa, Kotaro Maruhashi; Director of Photography: Yusuke Suga; Lighting: Yamato Watanabe; Sound Recording: Yoshiaki Kitahara; Art Director: Yasuaki Harada
Set Decoration: Jun Terao; Assistant Director: Hiroya Igawa; Casting: Masako Yamauchi, Masunobu Motokawa, Rikiya Takano
Costumes: Kayo Hosomi, Yoshie Masui; Hair and Makeup: Asako Nagashima, Arisa Sakurai, Junko Kaneda; Editing: Yoshihiko Kono; Sound Effects: Yumi Moriki; Production: Katsuji Mogami; Promotional Design: Kenjiro Sano, Yumi Katori
Production: CULEN, Geek Pictures; Production Company: Geek Pictures
Distribution: CULEN, Geek Pictures
(C) 2026 BANA_ANA Film Partners
