1,778 Stories of Me and My Wife (2011)
- Original title
- 僕と妻の1778の物語
- Directed by
- Mamoru Hoshi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A science fiction writer learns he has a terminal illness. His wife begins writing short stories for him to read, one for each day he has left. The film follows their life together as they face his final days.
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What happens
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. It was directed by Mamoru Hoshi, and stars actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and actress Yūko Takeuchi. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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