I Wish

is a 2011 Japanese film edited, written, and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. This film stars real-life brothers Koki Maeda and Oshiro Maeda, along with veteran actress Kirin Kiki and actor Joe Odagiri. 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. Cast Kohki Maeda as Kohichi Ohsako, the older brother Ohshiro Maeda as Ryunosuke Kinami, the younger brother Nene Otsuka as Nozomi Ohsako Joe Odagiri as Kenji Kinami Ryoga Hayashi as Yu Fukumoto Hosinosuke Nagayosi as Shin Ohta Kyara Uchida as Megumi Ariyoshi Kanna Hashimoto as Kanna Hayami Yuna Taira as Yuna Taira Rento Isobe as Rento Isobe Yui Natsukawa as Kyouko Ariyoshi Hiroshi Abe as Mamoru Sakagami, a teacher Masami Nagasawa as Sachi Mitsumura, a teacher Yoshio Harada as Wataru Yamamoto Kirin Kiki as Hideko Ohsako Isao Hashizume as Shukichi Ohsako Production Hirokazu Kore-eda started with the basic premise of the film but did not write the script until after the lead child actors had been cast, so that he could "get more ideas from them." Film Business Asia reported in October 2010 that production had begun.