Movies Like The Island Closest to Heaven

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Lonely Heart

1985·1h 52m·★ 7.2·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewBoth star Nenji Kobayashi & Wakaba IrieDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

1983·1h 44m·★ 6.6·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewBoth star Tomoyo Harada & Wakaba IrieDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

School in the Crosshairs

1981·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewBoth star Miyoko Akaza & Toru MinegishiDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

His Motorbike, Her Island

1986·1h 30m·★ 7.3·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko ObayashiDP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto

I Are You, You Am Me

1982·1h 53m·★ 7.1·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko ObayashiDP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto

House

1977·1h 28m·★ 7.2·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko ObayashiDP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto

The Discarnates

1988·1h 48m·★ 7.1·Nobuhiko Obayashi

2 shared crewDir. Nobuhiko ObayashiDP: Yoshitaka Sakamoto

Tokyo Family

2013·2h 26m·★ 7.5·Yoji Yamada

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Labyrinth of Cinema

2020·2h 59m·★ 6.7·Nobuhiko Obayashi

Starring Nenji KobayashiDir. Nobuhiko Obayashi

How Good Is The Island Closest to Heaven?

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