The Island Closest to Heaven
A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.
A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled "island closest to heaven" that her late father had told her about.
Tomoyo Harada
Mari Katsuragi
Miyoko Akaza
Keiko Murata
Wakaba Irie
Madame Hiroko
Nenji Kobayashi
Yoshimi Aoyama
Kayo Matsuo
Mitsuko Katsuragi
Tori Miki
Tour Visitor
Toru Minegishi
Yuuichi Fukaya
Hideo Murota
Kyuzo Nishio
Maiko Ogo
Fukuko Yamamoto
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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