2011,
128min, HDCAM, Japanese with English subtitles, PG Directed by KORE-EDA Hirokazu With
MAEDA Koki, MAEDA Ohshiro | SCREENING |
12
year-old Koichi lives with his mother and retired grand parents in Kagoshima,
southern part of Kyushu region. His brother 10 year-old Ryunosuke lives with their
father in Hakata, northern Kyushu separated with their parents divorce. A new
bullet train line in the region will be inaugurated soon, and Koichi starts to
believe a "miracle" will happen the first moment these new bullet trains intersect
each other from opposite directions with their highest speed; his only wish is
for his family to live together once again. With some help from grown-ups around
him, Koichi sets out on a journey with a group of friends, each hoping to witness
a "miracle" come upon their struggling lives. . | |