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
Literally	Tell Me That You Love Me
Genre	Romance[1]
Written by	Eriko Kitagawa
Directed by	Jiro Shono Nobuhiro Doi Katsuo Fukuzawa
Starring	Etsushi Toyokawa Takako Tokiwa Akiko Yada Isao Hashizume Miyoko Akaza
Music by	Masato Nakamura
Opening theme	"Love Love Love" by Dreams Come True
Country of origin	Japan
Original language	Japanese
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	Seiichiro Kijima
Running time	60 minutes[1]
Original release
Network	TBS
Release	July 7 (1995-07-07) – September 22, 1995 (1995-09-22)
Related
Tell Me That You Love Me

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. She starts to develop feelings for him.

Cast

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

Adaptation

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]