Kore-eda's new film sneak preview at FCCJ

Eija Niskanen eija.niskanen at gmail.com
Tue May 10 23:51:55 EDT 2011


Dear KineJapanners,

We have a sneak preview opportunity at the Foreign Correspondents'
Club of Japan, on Tuesday, June 7, at 6:45 pm (earlier than usual due
to film's length).

The FCCJ is a private club, so you must reserve through Karen Severns
if you’d like to attend: kjs30 at gol.com

http://www.fccj.or.jp/node/6599

SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENING
Followed by a Q&A session with writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda

TUESDAY, JUNE 7   6:45 pm**  20th floor
**Please note early start time.

I WISH (Kiseki)
Japan, 2011  128 minutes  In Japanese with English subtitles

Writer/Editor/Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Executive Producer: Masanori Yumiya	
Producers: Kentaro Koike, Hijiri Taguchi
Cast: Koki Maeda, Oshiro Maeda, Joe Odagiri, Yui Natsukawa, Hiroshi Abe,
Masami Nagasawa, Nene Otsuka, Kiki Kirin, Isao Hashizume

Film courtesy of Gaga Communications

The Movie Committee is honored to welcome visionary director Hirokazu
Kore-eda to the FCCJ with his new film “I Wish.” Kore-eda is marking
his 20th year as a director with this family comedy, set against the
March debut of the Kyushu Shinkansen line. Kore-eda’s last film with
child stars was the international sensation “Nobody Knows” (2004).

“I Wish” introduces real-life brothers Koki Maeda (12) and Oshiro
Maeda (10), a popular manzai duo with lengthy TV credits, to the big
screen. The young actors are supported by frequent Kore-eda costars
Kiki Kirin (“Still Walking” 2008), Joe Odagiri (“Air Doll” 2009),
Hiroshi Abe (“Still Walking” 2008) and many other familiar faces.

Koichi (Koki Maeda) lives with his mother and retired grandparents in
Kagoshima, southern Kyushu, while his brother Ryunosuke (Oshiro Maeda)
lives with their father in Hakata, northern Kyushu. Recently separated
by their parents’ divorce but constantly in touch by cellphone, the
brothers dream of their family being reunited one day. So they’re both
excited about the upcoming inauguration of the new bullet train line,
which will connect their towns. Believing a “miracle” will happen the
first time the trains pass each other from opposite directions at
their highest speed, the two boys lay daring plans to witness the
magic.

Join us for this special sneak preview and the chance to meet the man
who has been hailed as the greatest Japanese director of his
generation. “I Wish” opens on screens across Japan on June 11.

All movie screenings are private, noncommercial events restricted to
FCCJ members and their guests.

Karen Severns, Edwin Karmiol, Movie Committee


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Eija Niskanen
080-3479-8475
Kichijoji Honcho 4-12-6
Musashino-shi
Tokyo 180-0004



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