Drama · Japan · 1984 · 1h 43m

The Island Closest to Heaven

天国にいちばん近い島

The Island Closest to Heaven poster
Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Cast
Tomoyo Harada as Mari Katsuragi Miyoko Akaza as Keiko Murata Wakaba Irie as Madame Hiroko Nenji Kobayashi as Yoshimi Aoyama Kayo Matsuo as Mitsuko Katsuragi Tori Miki as Tour Visitor
Crew
Yoshitaka Sakamoto — Director of Photography Nobuhiko Obayashi — Editor Tomoyuki Asakawa — Original Music Composer Wataru Kenmotsu — Writer Katsura Morimura — Novel Haruki Kadokawa — Producer
Synopsis

A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.

Trailer The Island Closest to Heaven — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Key Collaborators
Nobuhiko Obayashi Director Yoshitaka Sakamoto Director of Photography Nobuhiko Obayashi Editor Tomoyuki Asakawa Original Music Composer Wataru Kenmotsu Writer Katsura Morimura Novel Haruki Kadokawa Producer
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