Japan Synopsis
僕と妻の1778の物語
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.
The 2010–2012 Japan Window
441 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. 1778 Stories of Me and My Wife sits at position #336.
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when 1778 Stories of Me and My Wife premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,536 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.6 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,558 of 1,933 (top 81%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Runtime | 2h 19m |
| Release Date | January 16, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1545979 |