I Wish

Jun 11, 2011

2h 7m

★ 7.3

They wished for a miracle.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Chugoku Broadcasting

jeki

Shirogumi

Bandai Visual

GAGA Corporation

Eisei Gekijo

MBS

RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation

West Japan Marketing Communications

d-rights

THE NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN

FM Fukuoka

J-WAVE

RKK Kumamoto Broadcasting

JR Kyushu Agency

Minaminihon Broadcasting Co.

I Wish Trailers

Cast

Koichi Osako

Koki Maeda

Ryoonosuke Kinami

Oshirō Maeda

Nozomi Osako

Nene Otsuka

Kenji Kinami

Joe Odagiri

Tasuku

Ryôga Hayashi

Shin Ota

Hoshinosuke Yoshinaga

Megumi Ariyoshi

Kyara Uchida

Kanna

Kanna Hashimoto

Rento

Rento Isobe

Mimura

Masami Nagasawa

Mr. Sakagami

Hiroshi Abe

Kyoko Ariyoshi

Yui Natsukawa

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