1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife
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1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife | |
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Written by | |
Screenplay by | |
Story by | Taku Mayumura |
Starring | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yūko Takeuchi |
Music by | |
Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (僕と妻の1778の物語, Boku to tsuma no 1778 no monogatari) is a 2011 Japanese film based on the true story of the science fiction writer Taku Mayumura.[1] It was directed by , and stars actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and actress Yūko Takeuchi.[1] The film is the fourth in the so-called "Boku Series" starring Kusanagi, and the first to based on a book. Much of the staff of the other three films continued their work on this film.
1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife was released in Japanese cinemas on 15 January 2011.[2]
Plot[]
Sci-fiction author Sakutaro Makimura spends his days giving life to his daydreams, and enjoys a peaceful relationship with his wife Setsuko. One day, Setsuko is struck with stomach pains, and is later diagnosed with bowel cancer and given one year to live. After being told by her doctors that laughter boosts the body's immune system, Sakutaro decides to write one short story for his wife every day.
Cast[]
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Sakutaro[3]
- Yūko Takeuchi as Setsuko[3]
- Ren Osugi as Setsuko's doctor[3]
- Shosuke Tanihara as Takizawa, Sakutaro's best friend[3]
- Michiko Kichise as Takizawa's wife[3]
- (陰山泰) [1] as Nimi, Sakutaro's editor[3]
- Jun Fubuki as Setsuko's mother[3]
- as Sakutaro's mother
- (小須田康人) [2] as a newspaper bill collector who appears in one of Sakutaro's short stories[3]
- (浅野和之) as the owner of a toy store where Sakutaro buys the toy alien that inspires him to write his daily stories [3][3]
- (佐々木すみ江) as the Makimura's landlady [4][3]
- as a young Sakutaro
- Masaya Takahashi as a kindly hospital janitor who watches out for Sakutaro
Release[]
The film was released nationwide on January 15, 2011, earning ¥159.7 million and ranking first in its opening weekend. On January 20, 2011, it was shown in a special screening attended by the Empress.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "僕と妻の1778の物語 on eiga.com". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ "僕と妻の1778の物語 on goo movies". NTT Resonant Inc (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "僕と妻の1778の物語 on allcinema". Stingray (in Japanese). Retrieved 2011-08-17.
External links[]
- Official website (in Japanese)
- 1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife at IMDb
- 2011 films
- Japanese-language films
- Japanese films
- 2011 biographical drama films
- Biographical films about writers
- Toho films
- 2011 drama films
- Japanese biographical drama films