Blacks in Japanese film/literature

[moshi moshi]

> There's the short story "The Catch" (you can find it in a book called
> _"The Catch" and Other Stories_.
> It's about an African-American POW held in a small Japanese village during
> WWII.Written in the 50s or 60s

And there's probably no better example of Black as unknown other in
Japanese literature. If I'm not mistaken it's written by Nobel prize
winner Kenzaburo Oe and was published by Kodansha in 1981. 

> Outside of your requested time period, there's also the movie SWALLOWTAIL
> BUTTERFLY. 

....and probably a lot of reviews that criticized it for its portrayal of
minorities in general, no?

> Did Banana Yoshimoto write a story with a black character? (that would be
> 80s or 90s, though).

A transsexual, incestual brother and sister, psychics, but no Blacks I
think...

I'm sorry about my 'Almost <<Perfect>> Blue' suggestion. Anime 
influence...

olivier