Directed/Written by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Starring: Koki Maeda/Shiro Maeda/Nainin Otsuka/Chiren Oda/Yui Natsukawa
Genre: Drama/Family
Production country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 2011-06-11(Japan)
Running time: 128 minutes
Synopsis of the Miracle
A broken marriage, let two young brothers days apart. Older brother Koichi (Koki Maeda) returns to his grandmother’s house in Kagoshima with his mother, Kimi Ohasho (Nizuka Otsuka), while younger brother Ryunosuke (Maeda Wangshiro) lives in Fukuoka with his father, Kenji Konan (Keiji Oda), who pursues his musical dreams. The brothers had their own circle of friends, and their parents seemed to be settling down. But they wanted to get back together anyway. Kagoshima to Fukuoka Shinkansen “Yan” and Fukuoka to Kagoshima “Sakura” on the way there will be a brief intersection, legend then make a wish in the heart, the miracle will come. One fine day, the two brothers set out with their friends towards the miracle place in their hearts…
The film won the 26th Takasaki Film Festival awards for Best Newcomer Actor (Maeda Brothers) and Best Newcomer Actress (Uchida Gara).