I Wish (2011)

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They wished for a miracle.

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.

• Released: 2011-06-11
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 7m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 183 votes

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Top cast

• Koki Maeda as Koichi Osako
• Oshirō Maeda as Ryoonosuke Kinami
• Nene Otsuka as Nozomi Osako
• Joe Odagiri as Kenji Kinami
• Ryôga Hayashi as Tasuku
• Hoshinosuke Yoshinaga as Shin Ota
• Kyara Uchida as Megumi Ariyoshi
• Kanna Hashimoto as Kanna
• Rento Isobe as Rento
• Masami Nagasawa as Mimura

Full cast & crew

Where to watch I Wish

• United States: stream on Philo, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Curzon Home Cinema, BFI Player; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, FlixFling; buy on Apple TV Store, FlixFling

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