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Movie: I Wish (English title) / Miracle (literal title)
Romaji: Kiseki
Japanese: 奇跡
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer: Hirokazu Koreeda
Producer: Kentaro Koike, Hijiri Taguchi
Cinematographer: Yutaka Yamazaki
Release Date: June 11, 2011
Runtime: 128 min.
Genre: Drama
Distributor: Gaga Corporation
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Two brothers are separated after their parent's divorce. Older brother Koichi (Koki Maeda) lives with his mother (Nene Otsuka) and grandparents in Kagoshima. Younger brother Ryonosuke (Oshiro Maeda) lives with his father (Joe Odagiri) in Fukuoka. Meanwhile, the Kyushu trainline connecting these two cities is nearing completion. A rumor spreads that when the bullet trains first runs (one coming from the north and one coming from south) and at the exact moment the two trains crosses paths energy is released and wishes will be granted to those that witness the event. Koichi hears of the rumor and implements a plan with his younger brother to reunite his family ....

Cast



Koki Maeda	Oshiro Maeda	Nene Otsuka	Joe Odagiri
Koichi Osako	Ryonosuke Kinami	Nozomi Osako	Kenji Kinami



Ryoga Hayashi	Hosinosuke Nagayosi	Kyara Uchida	Kanna Hashimoto	Rento Isobe
Yu Hukumoto	Shin Ota	Megumi Ariyoshi	Kanna Hayami	Rento Isobe



Yui Natsukawa	Hiroshi Abe	Masami Nagasawa	Yoshio Harada
Kyoko Ariyoshi	Mamoru Sakagami	Mimura	Wataru Yamamoto



Kirin Kiki	Isao Hashizume
Hideko Osako	Shukichi Osako

Additional Cast Members:

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Film Festivals

2011 (36th) Toronto International Film Festival - September 8-18, 2011 - Masters *International Premiere
2011 (59th) San Sebastian International Film Festival - September 16-24, 2011 - Official Selection
2011 (30th) Vancouver International Film Festival - September 29-October 14, 2011 - Dragons and Tigers
2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival - October 6-14, 2011 - A Window on Asian Cinema
2011 (55th) BFI London Film Festival - October 12-27, 2011 - Film on the Square
2011 (6th) Kinotayo Film Festival - November 9-November 30, 2011 - En Compétition
2012 (41st) International Film Festival Rotterdam - January 25-February 5, 2012 - Spectrum *Dutch Premiere
2012 (18th) Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema - February 14-21, 2012 - Hommage à Kore Eda Hirokazu *French Premiere
2012 (14th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 7-11, 2012 - Out of Competition
2012 (10th) Reggio Emilia: Asian Film Festival - March 16-24, 2012 - Competition Section
2012 (36th) Hong Kong International Film Festival - March 21-April 5, 20112 - Auteurs
2012 (15th) Shanghai International Film Festival - June 16-24, 2012 - Global Village: Japan Film Week
2012 (61st) Melbourne International Film Festival - August 2-19, 2012 - Accent on Asia
2013 (13th) Marrakech International Film Festival - November 29-December 7, 2013 - Hirokazu Koreeda Tribute

Awards

Best New Actor(Koki Maeda/Oshiro Maeda) - 2012 (7th) Osaka Cinema Festival - March 4, 2012

Comments

Jil Nov 06 2021 9:44 am So heartwarming. Nowadays, its hard to see great movies like this.

Well done! All cast are great. Story line was also superv!

Thank you for making this movie! I love it so much!

Natto Aug 04 2017 1:55 pm This is wonderful coming of age movie, I really appreciate young characters by the way they are growing up and perceiving what is the real world that lies ahead. As children carrying their dreams but one day they have to decide to live in the real world and make it better by their ways by hope. I prefer this from most of Koreeda's films must watch.

alfacurut Jan 26 2017 8:36 am Japan movie/drama never failed to amaze me!

I dont expect such a hilarious movie! this movie is total hilarious and hearth warming The plot, cast, and music is perfect!

9/10 Must watch movie!

tristan Nov 09 2014 7:15 am This is a very touching story :') All the actors were great, especially the kids, they acted so effortlessly natural. It's the kind of movie that will leave you nostalgic and give your heart a little warmth.

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