JAPAN · 1984

The Island Closest to Heaven

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave coming-of-age father-daughter relationship grief and loss island paradise self-discovery
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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.

Year1984
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
The Island Closest to Heaven poster

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