The Island Closest to Heaven
| The Island Closest to Heaven | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
| Kana | 天国にいちばん近い島 | ||||
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| Directed by | Nobuhiko Obayashi | ||||
| Screenplay by | Kenmochi Wataruy[1] | ||||
| Story by | Morimura Katsura[1] | ||||
| Produced by | Haruki Kadokawa[1] | ||||
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| Cinematography | Sakamoto Yoshitaka[1] | ||||
| Edited by | Nobuhiko Obayashi[1] | ||||
| Music by | Asakawa Tomoyuki[1] | ||||
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
The Island Closest to Heaven (天国にいちばん近い島, Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima) is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, based on an original story by Morimura Katsura.[1]
Plot
[edit]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.[1][2]
Cast
[edit]- Tomoyo Harada[1]
- Ryōichi Takayanagi[1]
- Tōru Minegishi[1]
- Miyoko Akaza[1]
- Shigeru Izumiya[1]
- Yukihiro Takahashi[1]
- Kayo Matsuo[1]
- Nenji Kobayashi[1]
- Hideo Murota[1]
- Nobuko Otowa[1]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- The Island Closest to Heaven at IMDb
- The Island Closest to Heaven at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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