The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Closest Love to Heaven
Romance · Drama · 2017
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.
Movie details
Closest Love to Heaven
2017 Romance · Drama 1h 49m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.4 / 10
793 votes
TMDB
7.6 / 10
Community rating
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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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Closest Love to Heaven?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Taisuke Kawamura
Written by
Chieko Nakagawa
Taishi Nakagawa
Yuiji Kira
Marie Iitoyo
Ninon Okamura
Shono Hayama
Kazuhiro Yabe
Yuna Taira
Mio Yahagi
Kohki Okada
Yuiji's Father
Rieko Miura
Kanon Okamura
Ken Yasuda
Takahiro Okamura
Court is in session
Put Closest Love to Heaven on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.