I Wish (DVD) (US Version)

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Two brothers try to create a miracle in I Wish, the latest film from acclaimed Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu ( Nobody Knows, Still Walking). Despite being produced for a mass audience & various commercial interests (including Japan Rail), the editor-writer-director manages to retain his signature documentary style & his eye for capturing subtly powerful emotional moments. Real-life st&-up comedy team/siblings Maeda Maeda (comprised of 12-year-old Koki & 10-year-old Oshiro) make their big screen debut as separated brothers who hope to reunite their family with the magic power of the new Kyushu bullet train route. In addition to the adorable Maeda brothers, I Wish also features a stellar adult cast that

Includes:: Odagiri Joe ( Tokyo Tower), Otsuka Nene ( Hero), Kiki Kirin ( Villain), Hashitsume Isao ( Space Battleship Yamato), Natsukawa Yui ( Still Walking), Abe Hiroshi ( Trick), Nagasawa Masami ( The Last Princess), & Harada Yoshio.

After their parents divorce, brothers Koichi (Maeda Koki) & Ryunosuke (Maeda Oshiro) are forced to live separately. While the older Koichi is miserable in Kagoshima with his mother (Otsuka Nene) & grandparents (Kiki Kirin & Hashitsume Isao), the younger Ryunosuke enjoys a laid-back life with his musician father (Odagiri Joe) in Fukuoka. Despite their different lives, the two brothers
- who often contact each other on their cell phones
- want desperately for their family to reunite. One day, Koichi hears that the energy generated when two trains on the new Kyushu bullet train line pass each other can make any wish come true, as long as the wisher is present. Koichi & Ryunosuke then decide to hatch a plan
- with the assistance of their friends & other adults
- that involves meeting at where the two trains pass & combine their wishes for a better chance of a reunion.