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I Wish is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda released in USA on 11 may 2012 with Nene Ōtsuka
I Wish (2011)
Kiseki
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Add to a movie listI Wish (奇跡, Kiseki, Lit: Miracle) is a 2011 Japanese film written and directed by Hirokazu Koreeda. This film stars real-life brothers Koki Maeda and Oshiro Maeda, along with veteran actress Kirin Kiki and actor Joe Odagiri.
I Wish tells the story of two young brothers who live separated in different cities and dream of reuniting.
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Koichi vit avec sa mère à Kagoshima, séparé de son frère Ryûnosuke à la suite du divorce de leurs parents. Ryûnosuke vit avec son père dans une ville éloignée mais les deux frères gardent contact et complicité. Ils ont la nostalgie de leur vie d'avant et souhaiteraient être à nouveau une famille unie de quatre personnes. L'inauguration prochaine du Shinkansen dans l'île de Kyushu les amène à croire que leur vœu se réalisera s'il est exprimé au moment et à l'endroit où les deux premiers trains à grande vitesse se croiseront sur ce trajet. C'est le cadre d'un voyage initiatique des deux frères et de leurs amis.Actors
Nene Ōtsuka
(Nozomi Osako)
Joe Odagiri
(Kenji Kinami)
Kanna Hashimoto
(Kanna)
Yui Natsukawa
(Kyoko Ariyoshi)
Hiroshi Abe
(Mr. Sakagami)
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