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.
Mamoru Hoshi
Director
Yuko Takeuchi
Setsuko
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Sakutaro
Ren Osugi
Setsuko's doctor
Shosuke Tanihara
Takizawa
Michiko Kichise
Takizawa's wife
Jun Fubuki
Setsuko's mom
Sumie Sasaki
Neighbor
Yasuto Kosuda
Newspaper bill collector
赤い殺意70%
楢山節考74%
Family Romance, LLC62%
萌の朱雀72%
Gracie61%
Effie Gray59%
百万円と苦虫女71%
Hungry Hearts65%
Norman61%
The Pumpkin Eater67%
Starving in Suburbia65%
Iron Jawed Angels67%
Brotherly Love70%
Mindwalk69%
Shirley61%
Third Star70%
旅のおわり、世界のはじまり63%
167%
Electricity58%
In the Family67%
