The Island Closest To Heaven
Year: 1984Certificate: E
- Director:
- Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Cast:
- Tomoyo Harada, Ryōichi Takayanagi, Tōru Minegishi
- Running Time:
- 102 mins
- Language:
- Japanese
- English Subtitles:
- Yes
- Country of Origin:
- Japan
- Genre(s):
- Film, International, Sci-Fi / Fantasy
- Formats:
Available from 20/04/23.
After her father's sudden death, a Japanese high school girl travels to the southwest Pacific archipelago of New Caledonia in search of the location, which they had agreed to visit together, of the film's title. From her encounters with Japanese émigrés and locals, she learns where the real island closest to heaven may be found.