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I Wish

Original title: Kiseki
  • 2011
  • PG
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.3K
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I Wish (2011)
12-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, begins to believe that the new bullet train service will create a miracle when the first trains pass each other at top speed.
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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 ... Read allTwelve-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.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.

  • Director
    • Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Writer
    • Hirokazu Koreeda
  • Stars
    • Kôki Maeda
    • Ôshirô Maeda
    • Ryôga Hayashi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    8.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hirokazu Koreeda
    • Writer
      • Hirokazu Koreeda
    • Stars
      • Kôki Maeda
      • Ôshirô Maeda
      • Ryôga Hayashi
    • 23User reviews
    • 124Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations total

    Videos4

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    Trailer 1:37
    U.S. Version
    I Wish: Clip 2
    Clip 1:03
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    I Wish: Clip 2
    Clip 1:03
    I Wish: Clip 2
    I Wish: Clip 1
    Clip 1:20
    I Wish: Clip 1
    I Wish: Clip 3
    Clip 1:56
    I Wish: Clip 3

    Photos30

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    Kôki Maeda
    • Koichi
    • (as Koki Maeda)
    Ôshirô Maeda
    • Ryunosuke
    • (as Oshiro Maeda)
    Ryôga Hayashi
    • Tasuku
    Seinosuke Nagayoshi
    • Makoto
    Kyara Uchida
    • Megumi
    Kanna Hashimoto
    Kanna Hashimoto
    • Kanna
    Rento Isobe
    • Rento
    Nene Ôtsuka
    • Nozomi (Mother)
    • (as Nene Ohtsuka)
    Joe Odagiri
    Joe Odagiri
    • Kenji (Father)
    Yui Natsukawa
    Yui Natsukawa
    • Kyoko (Megumi's Mother)
    Masami Nagasawa
    Masami Nagasawa
    • Ms. Mimura (Teacher)
    Hiroshi Abe
    Hiroshi Abe
    • Mr. Sakagami (Teacher)
    Yoshio Harada
    Yoshio Harada
    • Wataru (Grandfather's Friend)
    Kirin Kiki
    Kirin Kiki
    • Hideko (Grandmother)
    Isao Hashizume
    Isao Hashizume
    • Shukichi (Grandfather)
    Shunsuke Godai
    • Wataru's Friend
    Masahito Irie
    • Kenji's Friend
    Lily
    • Higashi's Wife
    • Director
      • Hirokazu Koreeda
    • Writer
      • Hirokazu Koreeda
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    • Trivia
      Shinkansen wanted to make a movie to promote their bullettrains. They approached Koreeda, an avid trainlover. He came up with this movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in A Story of Children and Film (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      KAGOSHIMA OHARA BUSHI
      Written by Quruli

      Performed by Quruli

    User reviews23

    Featured review
    7/10

    A nice film, definitely not a GREAT film

    Siblings try to find a way out of the circumstances imposed on them by their parents. Their lives are turned upside down when their parents divorce and custody arrangements split them up. Twelve-year-old Koichi ends up with his mother Nozomi, and they move in with her parents in a small village where she gets a job at a supermarket. Koichi's younger brother Ryunosuke, meanwhile, moves in with his dad Kenji, a struggling musician who can't hold on to a day job. The brothers miss each other and want to bring their parents back together, and when they hear of an urban legend that if two people make the same wish at the same time while watching two bullet trains pass one another, the wish will immediately come true, they decide this is the way to reunite the family.

    It has its funny moments and it reminds you of your childhood (if you are more that 25 years old haha). The concept idea is a good one and the performance its quite good too. I was expecting way more to say the true, but everyone has its own tastes. Worth watching? 1 time, yes.
    • Filaipus
    • Aug 14, 2012
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 2011 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Phép Màu Giữa Đời Thường
    • Filming locations
      • Sakurajima Volcano, Kagoshima, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Bandai Visual Company
      • Chugoku Broadcasting (RCC)
      • East Japan Marketing & Communications Inc.
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $145,808
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,919
      • May 13, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,371,548
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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