Aishiteiru to Itte Kure

Aishiteiru to Itte Kure (愛していると言ってくれ, "Tell Me You Love Me") is a Japanese TV drama series which was aired in Japan on TBS from July through September 1995. It was the number one Japanese drama that year, and led to a brief fad of interest in Japanese Sign Language.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

• Toyokawa Etsushi as Koji Sakaki
• Takako Tokiwa as Hiroko Mizuno
• ja as Kenichi Yabe
• Ranran Suzuki as Maki Yoshida
• Kimiko Yo as Kaoru Kanzaki
• Akiko Yada as Shiori Sakaki
• Yumi Aso as Hikaru Shimada

Production

• Screenwriter: Eriko Kitagawa
• Producer: Seiichiro Kijima
• Directors: Jiro Shono (1,2,5,7,8,12), Hiroyasu Doi (3,4,6,10,11), Katsuo Fukuwa (9)
• Music: Masato Nakamura

International Broadcast

• Singapore

Prime 12 (late 90's)

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Aishiteiru to Itte Kure at jdorama.com