The Island Closest to Heaven(1984)
A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.
Movie: The Island Closest to Heaven
Top 10 Billed Cast
Mari Katsuragi
Keiko Murata
Madame Hiroko
Yoshimi Aoyama
Mitsuko Katsuragi
Yuuichi Fukaya
Kyuzo Nishio
Fukuko Yamamoto
Tei Ishikawa
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