Teenage Dream: Obayashi In the ’80s – THE ISLAND CLOSEST TO HEAVEN (1984) – New 4K Restoration!
Runtime: 103 mins | Release Year: 1984 | Rating: | Genre(s): Drama
Production Country: Japan | Original Language: Japanese
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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Teenage Dream: Obayashi In the ’80s
From the director of Hausu comes a rare chance to immerse yourself in Nobuhiko Obayashi’s dreamlike vision of adolescence and memory. Teenage Dream: Obayashi in the ’80s is a celebration of four underseen cinematic gems, newly restored in vibrant glory by CULT EPICS and distributed by American Genre Film Archive (AGFA) — all screening in Toronto for the very first time.
4K RESTORATION!
A Japanese teenager travels to New Caledonia in search of the fabled “island closest to heaven” that her late father had told her about.
Japanese with English subtitles!
Part of the Teenage Dream: Obayashi In the ’80s series!
Cast/Crew Info
Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi | Cast: Tomoyo Harada, Miyoko Akaza, Wakaba Irie, Nenji Kobayashi, Kayo Matsuo