Third Window Films
Original title:天国にいちばん近い島 / Tengoku ni ichiban chikai shima
Year: 1984
Country: Japan
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 5060148532073
Image: 1.85:1 (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio:
Subtitles: English
Rating: 15
Genre: Drama
Cast: Miyoko Akaza , Tomoyo Harada , Wakaba Irie
Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Synopsis:
Based on an original story by Katsura Morimura, Nobuhiko Obayashi
(director of the cult classic House) brings us this sweet, coming-of-age story about growing up and finding yourself.
After her father's sudden death, a Japanese high school girl (played by Tomoyo Harada of Obayashi's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) 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 immigrants and locals, she learns where the real island closest to heaven may be found.
Extras:
Audio Commentary by Samm Deighan
Original Theatrical Trailer
Video Essay: “Obayashi - Femininity in Transition” by Robert Edwards
