Monday night, the Nippon TV documentary series "Super TV" (9 p.m.) chronicles the last six months of a man with terminal cancer. Last year, the show's producers received a letter from the man's children, who explained their father's situation and asked them "to record his life right up until the last moment."

Hifumi Takahashi, a construction company employee from Fukushima, was first diagnosed with cancer three years ago during a routine health checkup. A small tumor was found in his lung and removed, but later it was discovered that the cancer had spread to his intestine. Following another operation, his liver became cancerous, and he was told there was little that could be done.

Rather than fight the disease in the hospital, Takahashi decided to devote his remaining time to his wife and four children, ages 4 to 11, three of whom suffer from chronic lung problems. Takahashi travels with his family throughout Japan (against doctor's orders), composes video letters to friends and acquaintances, and discusses his funeral with a mortician. The children help their mother cope and practice songs on the piano that they will play at the funeral. Since there is no money coming in, the family runs up a large debt, but they know they will receive a life-insurance payment later. As per the children's request, the cameras tape everything, including Takahashi's last breath.