The Island Closest to Heaven
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| Kana | 天国にいちばん近い島 | ||||
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| Directed by | Nobuhiko Obayashi | ||||
| Screenplay by | Wataru Kenmotsu[1] | ||||
| Story by | Katsura Morimura[1] | ||||
| Produced by | Haruki Kadokawa[1] | ||||
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| Cinematography | Yoshitaka Sakamoto[1] | ||||
| Edited by | Nobuhiko Obayashi[1] | ||||
| Music by | Tomoyuki Asakawa[1] | ||||
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
The Island Closest to Heaven (Japanese: 天国にいちばん近い島, Hepburn: Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima) is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, based on an original story by Katsura Morimura.[1]
Plot
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
- Tomoyo Harada as Mari [1]
- Ryōichi Takayanagi as Taro [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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Higuchi Naofumi [in Japanese], ed. (2019). フィルムメーカーズ20 大林宣彦 [Filmmakers 20: Nobuhiko Obayashi] (in Japanese). Miyaobi Publishing Company. p. 244. ISBN 978-4-8016-0207-6.
- ↑ "The Island Closest to Heaven". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
External links
- The Island Closest to Heaven at IMDb
- The Island Closest to Heaven at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)