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I Wish

I Wish

They wished for a miracle.

20117.32h 7m

Overview

Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by Hijiri Taguchi, Kentaro Koike
Box Office0Revenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Koki Maeda

Koki Maeda

Koichi Osako

Oshirō Maeda

Oshirō Maeda

Ryoonosuke Kinami

Nene Otsuka

Nene Otsuka

Nozomi Osako

Joe Odagiri

Joe Odagiri

Kenji Kinami

R

Ryôga Hayashi

Tasuku

H

Hoshinosuke Yoshinaga

Shin Ota

Kyara Uchida

Kyara Uchida

Megumi Ariyoshi

Kanna Hashimoto

Kanna Hashimoto

Kanna

R

Rento Isobe

Rento

Masami Nagasawa

Masami Nagasawa

Mimura

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipbrothertrainbroken familybrother brother relationship

About I Wish

I Wish is a drama film released in 2011 exploring themes of sibling relationship, brother, train, broken family, brother brother relationship. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, it stars Koki Maeda, Oshirō Maeda, Nene Otsuka. Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.

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