Faraway Heaven
天国はまだ遠く
Synopsis
Chizuru, a typical Japanese young female office worker, is socially clumsy, poor at romance and unhappy with her job. Being weary from a busy and stressful city life, she seriously desires to end her life somewhere faraway from the city and leaves for deep in the mountains, where she finds one lonely house. Then she attempts to commit suicide by taking sleeping pills in the guest house but she fails.... This is the beginning of her new life.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Masahiko Nagasawa
- Screenplay & Story
- Keiko Misawa, Masahiko Nagasawa
- Original Score
- Toshiyuki Watanabe
- Original Title
- 天国はまだ遠く
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Production Studios
- TFC, Yoshimoto Kogyo, Tokyo Theatres Company, Warner Music Japan, DWANGO CONTENTS, a-hours
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Masahiko Nagasawa
Keiko Misawa, Masahiko Nagasawa, Maiko Seo
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Shuichi Kakesu
Banno Satoru, SHIMIZU Keitaro
Department Leadership Roster
Masahiko Nagasawa
Director
Keiko Misawa
Screenplay
Masahiko Nagasawa
Screenplay
Banno Satoru
Producer
Shuichi Kakesu
Editor
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Original Music Composer
Katsumi Kaneda
Production Design
SHIMIZU Keitaro
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Faraway Heaven
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What is Faraway Heaven about?
Chizuru, a typical Japanese young female office worker, is socially clumsy, poor at romance and unhappy with her job. Being weary from a busy and stressful city life, she seriously desires to end her life somewhere faraway from the city and leaves for deep in the mountains, where she finds one lonely house. Then she attempts to commit suicide by taking sleeping pills in the guest house but she fails.... This is the beginning of her new life.
Who directed Faraway Heaven?
Faraway Heaven was directed by Masahiko Nagasawa.
Who stars in Faraway Heaven?
The principal cast of Faraway Heaven includes Rosa Kato, Yoshimi Tokui, Sabu Kawahara, Tomohiro Kaku, Eiji Minakata.
When was Faraway Heaven released and how long is it?
Faraway Heaven was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 1h 57m.
Who composed the musical score for Faraway Heaven?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Faraway Heaven was composed by Toshiyuki Watanabe.
Is Faraway Heaven based on a book or true story?
Faraway Heaven is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Maiko Seo".