I Wish

Movie · Drama · Japanese Cinema

Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in the southern region of Japan. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father in the northern region of Japan. The brothers have been separated by their parents’ divorce and Koichi’s only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon open linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle will take place the moment these new trains first pass each other at top speed. With help from the adults around him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness a miracle.

2012 · 2h 3m

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I Wish

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Twelve-year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grandparents in the southern region of Japan. His younger brother Ryunosuke lives with their father in the northern region of Japan. The brothers have been separated by their parents’ divorce and Koichi’s only wish is for his family to be reunited. When he learns that a new bullet train line will soon open linking the two towns, he starts to believe that a miracle will take place the moment these new trains first pass each other at top speed. With help from the adults around him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness a miracle.

COMMON SENSE

Unique, leisurely subtitled film about parental separation.

TOMATOMETER
Average 8
Reviews 76
Fresh 71
Rotten 5

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Studio
Magnolia Pictures
Released
2012
Run Time
2 hr 3 min
Rated
Unrated for mild thematic elements, language and smoking
Region of Origin
Japan
© 2011 "KISEKI" Production Committee

Languages

Original Audio
Japanese, Japanese (Japan)
Audio

Japanese (Japan) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United States) (Always On)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.