1778 Stories Of Me And My Wife

The film is based on the true story of science fiction writer Taku Mayumura (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) whose wife (Yuko Takeuchi) died of colon cancer in 2002. After a doctor told him laughter can help the immune system, Mayumura began writing one story of at least 3 pages every day for his cancer-stricken wife. Although the initial prognosis was that she would only survive one year, she went on to live 5 good years with the help of the 1,778 total stories written by her husband for her over that time.