Aishiteiru to Itte Kure

Aishiteiru to Itte Kure (愛していると言ってくれ) is a Japanese television drama which was aired on TBS from July 7 to September 22, 1995. It was the number one Japanese drama that year, and led to a brief fad of interest in Japanese Sign Language.

Aishiteiru to Itte Kure
Japanese愛していると言ってくれ
LiterallyTell Me That You Love Me
GenreRomance[1]
Written byEriko Kitagawa
Directed by
  • Jiro Shono
  • Nobuhiro Doi
  • Katsuo Fukuzawa
StarringEtsushi Toyokawa
Takako Tokiwa
Akiko Yada
Isao Hashizume
Miyoko Akaza
Music byMasato Nakamura
Opening theme"Love Love Love" by Dreams Come True
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
No. of episodes12
Production
ProducerSeiichiro Kijima
Running time60 minutes[1]
Original release
NetworkTBS
ReleaseJuly 7 (1995-07-07) –
September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22)
Related
Tell Me That You Love Me

Synopsis

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Hiroko, a young actress living in Tokyo, meets Koji one day when attempting to grab an apple from a tree in the neighborhood and he plucks it out for her. The two meet again and again in the park until one time, when she is practicing a role in the park, she learns from a child that Koji can neither speak nor hear. From this point on, the two begin to grow closer together and Hiroko even learns Japanese Sign Language to understand Koji better. She starts to develop feelings for him.

Cast

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Adaptation

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The South Korean remake titled Tell Me That You Love Me, starring Jung Woo-sung and Shin Hyun-been premiered on November 27, 2023 on ENA, and is also be available for streaming on Genie TV.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tell Me That You Love Me 愛していると言ってくれ 사랑한다고 말해줘 說愛我". Archived from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  2. ^ Jang Da-hee (September 22, 2022). "신현빈, '사랑한다고 말해줘' 출연 확정…정우성과 호흡[공식]". SpoTV News (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Woo Jae-yeon (October 17, 2023). "Jung Woo-sung to play lone painter in new romantic drama series". Yonhap News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
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