I Wish

I Wish

7.3IMDb Score
Released:2011-06-11
Genre:Drama
Duration:127 min
Country:Japan
Director:Hirokazu Kore-eda
Actors:Koki Maeda, Oshirō Maeda, Nene Otsuka, Joe Odagiri, Ryôga Hayashi
Production:Chugoku Broadcasting, jeki, Shirogumi, Bandai Visual, GAGA Corporation, Eisei Gekijo, MBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, West Japan Marketing Communications, d-rights, THE NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN, FM Fukuoka, J-WAVE, RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting, JR Kyushu Agency, Minaminihon Broadcasting Co.

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.

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