I Wish (film)

I Wish
Northern American theatrical poster
Directed byHirokazu Kore-eda
Written byHirokazu Kore-eda
Produced byKentarō Koike
Hijiri Taguchi
CinematographyYutaka Yamasaki
Edited byHirokazu Kore-eda
Music byKishida Shigeru
Production
companies
Shirogumi Inc.
BIGX
Distributed byGaga
Release date
  • 11 June 2011 (2011-06-11) (Japan)
Running time
127 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office$1,543,385[1]

I Wish (奇跡, Kiseki, lit.Miracle) is a 2011 Japanese film edited, written, and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.[2] This film stars real-life brothers Koki Maeda and Oshiro Maeda, along with veteran actress Kirin Kiki and actor Joe Odagiri.[3]

I Wish tells the story of two young brothers who got separated and had to live in different cities – one with their father, one with their mother and her parents – and dream of reuniting.

  1. ^ "I Wish". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 158. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  3. ^ Frater, Patrick (5 February 2011). "Wild Bunch boards Kore-eda bullet train". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 12 February 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2011.