The Island Closest to Heaven (1984)

Sixteen-year-old Mari (Tomoyo Harada) sought to indulge the dream trip that her late father (Yukihiro Takahashi) had always envisioned for them, and ventured with a tour group to New Caladonia. Her choice to go off on her own and try to address her sense of loss brings her to transformative interactions with sundry locals. Nobuhiko Obayashi's evocative coming-of-ager based on the Katsura Morimura novel also stars Ryoichi Takayanagi, Toru Minegishi, Miyoko Akaza. 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; featurettes; theatrical trailers. In Japanese with English subtitles.