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The Island Closest to Heaven

1984 · 103 min

A gentle, wistful journey of grief and discovery, with a dreamy, sun-dappled atmosphere and a quiet emotional pull.

Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tomoyo Harada, Miyoko Akaza, Wakaba Irie
Tagline
Love Is the Story of Your Whole Life
Overview
A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.

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Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Tomoyo Harada, Miyoko Akaza, Wakaba Irie
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • memory
  • healing
Places
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Written by
Wataru Kenmotsu
Starring
Tomoyo Harada, Miyoko Akaza, Wakaba Irie, Nenji Kobayashi, Kayo Matsuo, Tori Miki, Toru Minegishi, Hideo Murota
Music
Tomoyuki Asakawa
Cinematography
Yoshitaka Sakamoto
Runtime
103 min
Country
Japan, New Caledonia
Languages
Japanese, French, English

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