1778 Stories of Me and My WifeMovie
Sci-fi writer Sakutaro (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) and bank employee Setsuko (Yuko Takeuchi) met at as high school freshmen during their summer vacation. Since that time, the couple has always been together and eventually married.One day, Setsuko complains of a stomach ache and is hospitalized. Sakutaro then learns that his wife has colon cancer. Sakutaro takes the advice from his doctor that laughter helps the immune system and proceeds to write a short story for his wife every day. At first, Setsuko was expected to live for only 1 more year, but she lived for 5 more years and Sakutaro eventually wrote 1,778 short stories for his wife.
About 1778 Stories of Me and My Wife
1778 Stories of Me and My Wife is a 2011 drama movie directed by Mamoru Hoshi.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 19m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Yuko Takeuchi, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Ren Osugi, Shosuke Tanihara. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
