The Island Closest to Heaven

A lost teen girl hunts a mythic paradise in New Caledonia only her father remembered. A heartfelt quest across cultures and coastlines. Obayashi’s warm surrealism rides on her stubborn optimism.

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Nobuhiko Obayashi directed The Island Closest to Heaven in 1984. See Nobuhiko Obayashi's full filmography, where to start with Nobuhiko Obayashi, or where to go after you've seen everything by Nobuhiko Obayashi.

The Island Closest to Heaven was released in 1984 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.