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In Tokyo Godfathers, we know that Hana is sick. She's shown coughing up blood
several times and ends up in the hospital at one point in the movie. It's not
clear to me what it is that she's sick with. I wasn't paying attention to all
the details, so it could have been said, or this could have just never been
revealed.

**Do we know what sickness was afflicting Hana?**

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Do we know what Hana is sick with?


It is never revealed outright but it is implied to be AIDS. We know that Hana
used to have a boyfriend named Ken who died (and caused Hana to drift away
from the drag queen club). When asked if Ken died of AIDS, Hana glibly replies
"No, he slipped on the soap". So the implication is that Ken _did_ die of AIDS
and probably passed it on to Hana.


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Actually, no. While she may not have been serious when she said he 'slipped on
the soap', that doesn't automatically mean he did die of AIDS. It could be the
case that Hana just didn't want to talk about it, and given the lack of
gravity in the scene, it doesn't seem likely that it would be where they
reveal something like that. Furthermore, even if he did contracted AIDS and
died from it, that doesn't mean he passed it on. They could have been having
only safe sex.

Furthermore, since it's never revealed outright, and given the only
information we get from the hospital scene — which was that the lifestyle of a
homeless person is making it worse, it would make much more sense that her
condition wouldn't have been anything serious if she hadn't been homeless.
Especially since it would ruin the entire hopeful tone of the story, and the
especially upbeat ending, if one of the characters was going to die anyway.

Bronchitis, for example, would be a very bad thing for a homeless person to
get, but it would be completely non-fatal to someone able to get medical
attention.

> As Hana would be able to by the end, because they won the lottery.


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it could be Tuberculosis (or TB). anyone can get it, but it does spreads
faster in people with AIDS. so says a quick google search. But Hana being
homeless and not getting any treatment for TB (or also has AIDS) could make it
worse.

it's like the Spanish THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE TRANSLATION AT ALL ANYWHERE
(That I could find...)

But again who knows? Only the writers.


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