Press Release
Special Advance Screening Set for June 27! Followed by a Nationwide Theatrical Rollout — BANA🕳️ANA Announces 45 Screening Venues Centered on Independent Cinemas, Along with Newly Released Stills
We are pleased to announce that 45 theaters across Japan, centered on independent cinemas, have been confirmed as screening venues for BANA🕳️ANA, a film jointly produced and distributed by GEEK PICTURES and CULEN, with GEEK PICTURES also participating as the production company.
The film will begin with a special advance screening on Saturday, June 27, followed by a gradual nationwide theatrical rollout.
In addition, four new still images hinting at the film’s mysterious and unpredictable narrative have been unveiled.
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【Screening Confirmed at 45 Theaters Nationwide, Centered on Independent Cinemas】
To bring Director Kenji Yamauchi’s distinctive and delightfully “unexplainable” film to audiences, we sought the support of independent cinemas throughout Japan—venues that share a deep passion and commitment to the art of cinema.
(For theater details, please refer to the link below.)
Experiencing a film in spaces shaped by the dedication of theater managers, and enriched by the memories and histories of countless moviegoers, reminded us just how meaningful and rewarding the theatrical experience can be.
At a time when the number of movie theaters continues to decline, we were also deeply inspired to learn that new independent cinemas—born from the passion and commitment of film lovers—continue to emerge across the country.
It is with a desire to share that passion nationwide that we have selected these theaters as screening venues for BANA🕳️ANA.
【Four New Stills Reveal the Film’s Unpredictable and “Unexplainable” Entertainment】
Also unveiled are four new still images that hint at the film’s enigmatic and unpredictable story.
Among them are scenes featuring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori discovering something while holding bananas, as well as Goro Inagaki surrounded by an unsettling atmosphere.
Who are these characters?
What is the relationship between the three leads?
Rather than providing answers, the new images only deepen the mystery.
The more you think about the title BANA🕳️ANA, the more irresistible the urge becomes to peek into whatever lies beyond the hole.
We hope you enjoy these newly released stills as well as the film itself.
【Credits】
Goro Inagaki / Tsuyoshi Kusanagi / Shingo Katori
First Summer Uika / Shuri / Sara Hayama / Hibiki Mizuno / Chon Ami /
Kanji Furutachi / Yukiyoshi 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 Gompa
Producers: Mamoru Inagaki, Yosuke Sato
Associate Producer: Nobuko Nogami
Music Producers: Toru Midorikawa, Kotaro Maruhashi
Cinematography: Yusuke Suga
Lighting: Yamato Watanabe
Sound: Yoshiaki Kitahara
Production Design: Yasuaki Harada
Set Decoration: Jun Terao
Assistant Director: Hiroya Ikawa
Casting: Masako Yamauchi, Masanobu Motokawa, Rikiya Takano
Costume Design: Kayo Hosomi, Yoshie Masui
Hair & Makeup: Asako Nagashima, Arisa Sakurai, Junko Kaneda
Editing: Narihiko 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
©2026 BANA_ANA Film Partners
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The film will begin with a special advance screening on Saturday, June 27, followed by a gradual nationwide theatrical rollout.
In addition, four new still images hinting at the film’s mysterious and unpredictable narrative have been unveiled.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
【Screening Confirmed at 45 Theaters Nationwide, Centered on Independent Cinemas】
To bring Director Kenji Yamauchi’s distinctive and delightfully “unexplainable” film to audiences, we sought the support of independent cinemas throughout Japan—venues that share a deep passion and commitment to the art of cinema.
(For theater details, please refer to the link below.)
Experiencing a film in spaces shaped by the dedication of theater managers, and enriched by the memories and histories of countless moviegoers, reminded us just how meaningful and rewarding the theatrical experience can be.
At a time when the number of movie theaters continues to decline, we were also deeply inspired to learn that new independent cinemas—born from the passion and commitment of film lovers—continue to emerge across the country.
It is with a desire to share that passion nationwide that we have selected these theaters as screening venues for BANA🕳️ANA.
【Four New Stills Reveal the Film’s Unpredictable and “Unexplainable” Entertainment】
Also unveiled are four new still images that hint at the film’s enigmatic and unpredictable story.
Among them are scenes featuring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori discovering something while holding bananas, as well as Goro Inagaki surrounded by an unsettling atmosphere.
Who are these characters?
What is the relationship between the three leads?
Rather than providing answers, the new images only deepen the mystery.
The more you think about the title BANA🕳️ANA, the more irresistible the urge becomes to peek into whatever lies beyond the hole.
We hope you enjoy these newly released stills as well as the film itself.
【Credits】
Goro Inagaki / Tsuyoshi Kusanagi / Shingo Katori
First Summer Uika / Shuri / Sara Hayama / Hibiki Mizuno / Chon Ami /
Kanji Furutachi / Yukiyoshi 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 Gompa
Producers: Mamoru Inagaki, Yosuke Sato
Associate Producer: Nobuko Nogami
Music Producers: Toru Midorikawa, Kotaro Maruhashi
Cinematography: Yusuke Suga
Lighting: Yamato Watanabe
Sound: Yoshiaki Kitahara
Production Design: Yasuaki Harada
Set Decoration: Jun Terao
Assistant Director: Hiroya Ikawa
Casting: Masako Yamauchi, Masanobu Motokawa, Rikiya Takano
Costume Design: Kayo Hosomi, Yoshie Masui
Hair & Makeup: Asako Nagashima, Arisa Sakurai, Junko Kaneda
Editing: Narihiko 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
©2026 BANA_ANA Film Partners
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Press Release
Special Advance Screening Set for June 27! Followed by a Nationwide Theatrical Rollout — BANA🕳️ANA Announces 45 Screening Venues Centered on Independent Cinemas, Along with Newly Released Stills
We are pleased to announce that 45 theaters across Japan, centered on independent cinemas, have been confirmed as screening venues for BANA🕳️ANA, a film jointly produced and distributed by GEEK PICTURES and CULEN, with GEEK PICTURES also participating as the production company.
The film will begin with a special advance screening on Saturday, June 27, followed by a gradual nationwide theatrical rollout.
In addition, four new still images hinting at the film’s mysterious and unpredictable narrative have been unveiled.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
【Screening Confirmed at 45 Theaters Nationwide, Centered on Independent Cinemas】
To bring Director Kenji Yamauchi’s distinctive and delightfully “unexplainable” film to audiences, we sought the support of independent cinemas throughout Japan—venues that share a deep passion and commitment to the art of cinema.
(For theater details, please refer to the link below.)
Experiencing a film in spaces shaped by the dedication of theater managers, and enriched by the memories and histories of countless moviegoers, reminded us just how meaningful and rewarding the theatrical experience can be.
At a time when the number of movie theaters continues to decline, we were also deeply inspired to learn that new independent cinemas—born from the passion and commitment of film lovers—continue to emerge across the country.
It is with a desire to share that passion nationwide that we have selected these theaters as screening venues for BANA🕳️ANA.
【Four New Stills Reveal the Film’s Unpredictable and “Unexplainable” Entertainment】
Also unveiled are four new still images that hint at the film’s enigmatic and unpredictable story.
Among them are scenes featuring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori discovering something while holding bananas, as well as Goro Inagaki surrounded by an unsettling atmosphere.
Who are these characters?
What is the relationship between the three leads?
Rather than providing answers, the new images only deepen the mystery.
The more you think about the title BANA🕳️ANA, the more irresistible the urge becomes to peek into whatever lies beyond the hole.
We hope you enjoy these newly released stills as well as the film itself.
【Credits】
Goro Inagaki / Tsuyoshi Kusanagi / Shingo Katori
First Summer Uika / Shuri / Sara Hayama / Hibiki Mizuno / Chon Ami /
Kanji Furutachi / Yukiyoshi 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 Gompa
Producers: Mamoru Inagaki, Yosuke Sato
Associate Producer: Nobuko Nogami
Music Producers: Toru Midorikawa, Kotaro Maruhashi
Cinematography: Yusuke Suga
Lighting: Yamato Watanabe
Sound: Yoshiaki Kitahara
Production Design: Yasuaki Harada
Set Decoration: Jun Terao
Assistant Director: Hiroya Ikawa
Casting: Masako Yamauchi, Masanobu Motokawa, Rikiya Takano
Costume Design: Kayo Hosomi, Yoshie Masui
Hair & Makeup: Asako Nagashima, Arisa Sakurai, Junko Kaneda
Editing: Narihiko 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
©2026 BANA_ANA Film Partners
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The film will begin with a special advance screening on Saturday, June 27, followed by a gradual nationwide theatrical rollout.
In addition, four new still images hinting at the film’s mysterious and unpredictable narrative have been unveiled.
┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈
【Screening Confirmed at 45 Theaters Nationwide, Centered on Independent Cinemas】
To bring Director Kenji Yamauchi’s distinctive and delightfully “unexplainable” film to audiences, we sought the support of independent cinemas throughout Japan—venues that share a deep passion and commitment to the art of cinema.
(For theater details, please refer to the link below.)
Experiencing a film in spaces shaped by the dedication of theater managers, and enriched by the memories and histories of countless moviegoers, reminded us just how meaningful and rewarding the theatrical experience can be.
At a time when the number of movie theaters continues to decline, we were also deeply inspired to learn that new independent cinemas—born from the passion and commitment of film lovers—continue to emerge across the country.
It is with a desire to share that passion nationwide that we have selected these theaters as screening venues for BANA🕳️ANA.
【Four New Stills Reveal the Film’s Unpredictable and “Unexplainable” Entertainment】
Also unveiled are four new still images that hint at the film’s enigmatic and unpredictable story.
Among them are scenes featuring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Shingo Katori discovering something while holding bananas, as well as Goro Inagaki surrounded by an unsettling atmosphere.
Who are these characters?
What is the relationship between the three leads?
Rather than providing answers, the new images only deepen the mystery.
The more you think about the title BANA🕳️ANA, the more irresistible the urge becomes to peek into whatever lies beyond the hole.
We hope you enjoy these newly released stills as well as the film itself.
【Credits】
Goro Inagaki / Tsuyoshi Kusanagi / Shingo Katori
First Summer Uika / Shuri / Sara Hayama / Hibiki Mizuno / Chon Ami /
Kanji Furutachi / Yukiyoshi 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 Gompa
Producers: Mamoru Inagaki, Yosuke Sato
Associate Producer: Nobuko Nogami
Music Producers: Toru Midorikawa, Kotaro Maruhashi
Cinematography: Yusuke Suga
Lighting: Yamato Watanabe
Sound: Yoshiaki Kitahara
Production Design: Yasuaki Harada
Set Decoration: Jun Terao
Assistant Director: Hiroya Ikawa
Casting: Masako Yamauchi, Masanobu Motokawa, Rikiya Takano
Costume Design: Kayo Hosomi, Yoshie Masui
Hair & Makeup: Asako Nagashima, Arisa Sakurai, Junko Kaneda
Editing: Narihiko 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
©2026 BANA_ANA Film Partners
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