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The Island Closest to Heaven (1984) · Cineora

The Island Closest to Heaven poster

A NOBUHIKO OBAYASHI FILM

The Island Closest to Heaven

19841h 43mMovie

Drama

IMDb6.4/ 10 · 268 votes

LOVE IS THE STORY OF YOUR WHOLE LIFE

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

Bittersweet
Melancholic
Heartwarming
Grief
Growing up
Family

Pace: Measured
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Easy watch

Good for teens, a rainy day and talking about after.

DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.4 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Tomoyo HaradaMari Katsuragi

Miyoko AkazaKeiko Murata

Wakaba IrieMadame Hiroko

Nenji KobayashiYoshimi Aoyama

Kayo MatsuoMitsuko Katsuragi

Tori MikiTour Visitor

Toru MinegishiYuuichi Fukaya

Hideo MurotaKyuzo Nishio

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