I Wish

"They wished for a miracle."

2011 2h 7m JA

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7.3

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 184🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●80Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 8,322

Drama

Synopsis

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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 they pass each other at top speed.

“They wished for a miracle.”

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Cast

Koki Maeda
Koichi Osako
Oshirō Maeda
Ryoonosuke Kinami
Nene Otsuka
Nozomi Osako
Joe Odagiri
Kenji Kinami
Ryôga Hayashi
Tasuku
Hoshinosuke Yoshinaga
Shin Ota
Kyara Uchida
Megumi Ariyoshi
Kanna Hashimoto
Kanna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writers: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, shot by Yutaka Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hirokazu Kore-eda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Koki Maeda and Oshirō Maeda and Nene Otsuka carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They wished for a miracle.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1650453 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hirokazu Kore-eda directs. Yutaka Yamazaki behind the camera. Hirokazu Kore-eda cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, shot by Yutaka Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Hirokazu Kore-eda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Koki Maeda and Oshirō Maeda and Nene Otsuka carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "They wished for a miracle.".
6IMDB entry: tt1650453 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.