I Wish
They wished for a miracle.
They wished for a miracle.
Drama
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2011
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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.
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Runtime:
127 min
Release date:
11 Jun 2011
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$1,543,385
Awards:
5 wins & 9 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Every performance works, every character fits, every observation rings true.
– Tom Huddleston,
Time Out,
5 Feb 2013
fresh:
What's so remarkable about the happiness the film brings is its simplicity.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
26 Jul 2012
fresh:
Like a train, "I Wish" is slow to build momentum, then it carries us away in a wondrous rush.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
22 Jun 2012
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You watch it remembering the days when you should have walked but simply had to run, and when you believed that, if you wished hard enough, your dead pet just might come back again.
– Moira MacDonald,
Seattle Times,
21 Jun 2012
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What a kind and wise movie this is.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
14 Jun 2012