Japan Synopsis
奇跡
“They wished for a miracle.”
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.
Other Titles From Chugoku Broadcasting (RCC)
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
I Wish holds position #148 of 441 Japan films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when I Wish premiered alongside 138 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 138 other Japan films in 2011.
The 2473rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
141 audience reviews — more than 81% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (81th percentile) outruns trending popularity (42th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on I Wish, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- broken family · 2
- brother · 13
- brother brother relationship · 12
- sibling relationship · 38
- train · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,557 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (66th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #676 of 1,933 (top 35%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Chugoku Broadcasting (RCC), East Japan Marketing & Communications |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | June 11, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1650453 |
| Official Site | kiseki.gaga.ne.jp |