Closest Love to Heaven
Seen it?2017 | 109 min | Romance, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When Ninon finds out that her neighbor and popular classmate Yuiji Kira only has one year to live, she decides to go out of her way and help him attain happiness on his remaining time.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Taisuke Kawamura
- Taishi NakagawaYuiji Kira
- Marie IitoyoNinon Okamura
- Shono HayamaKazuhiro Yabe
- Yuna TairaMio Yahagi
- Kohki OkadaYuiji's Father
- Rieko MiuraKanon Okamura
- Ken YasudaTakahiro Okamura
- Show KasamatsuHaruki Omori
- Sei ShiraishiClassmate
- Tamotsu KanshujiClassmate