I Wish

I Wish

2011 · 127 min · JA · PG · 7.3 (141 votes)
Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda · Starring Koki Maeda, Oshirō Maeda, Nene Otsuka, Joe Odagiri, Ryôga Hayashi, Hoshinosuke Yoshinaga

They wished for a miracle.

Drama

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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A quiet, contemplative journey about the enduring bonds of family and the bittersweet ache of separation. It captures the fragile hope of childhood wishes against a backdrop of quiet melancholy.

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