Aishiteiru to itte kure
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Aishiteiru to itte kure (Say You Love Me) is a drama series that was aired in Japan
on TBS
in 1995. It was the number one Japanese drama that year and led to a brief fad of interest in Japanese Sign Language.
Mizuno Hiroko - Tokiwa Takako
Yabe Kenichi - Okada Kouki
Yoshida Maki - Suzuki Ranran
Kanzaki Kaoru - Yo Kimiko
Sakaki Shiori - Yada Akiko
Shimada Hikaru - Asou Yumi
to understand Kohji better.
Translation from the TBS site:
Producer: Kijima Seiichiro
Directors: Shono Jiro (1,2,5,7,8,12), Doi Hiroyasu (3,4,6,10,11), Fukuwa Katsuo (9)
Music: Nakamura Masato
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on TBS
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in 1995. It was the number one Japanese drama that year and led to a brief fad of interest in Japanese Sign Language.
Cast
Sakaki Kohji - Toyokawa EtsushiMizuno Hiroko - Tokiwa Takako
Yabe Kenichi - Okada Kouki
Yoshida Maki - Suzuki Ranran
Kanzaki Kaoru - Yo Kimiko
Yo Kimiko
is a Japanese actress. She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for Departures and Dear Doctor respectively.-Filmography:* Evil Dead Trap 3:...
Sakaki Shiori - Yada Akiko
Shimada Hikaru - Asou Yumi
Synopsis
Hiroko, a young actress living in Tokyo, meets Kohji 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 for a child that Kohji can neither speak nor hear. From this point on, the two begin to grow closer together and Hiroko even learns Japanese Sign LanguageJapanese Sign Language
, also known by the acronym "JSL", is the dominant sign language in Japan.-History:Little is known about sign language and the deaf community before the Edo period. In 1862, the Tokugawa shogunate dispatched envoys to various European schools for the deaf...
to understand Kohji better.
Translation from the TBS site:
In the middle of the bustle of the big city, how could it be that there is only one apple tree. No matter how much Hiroko jumps to try to pluck the apple, she cannot reach it. Fortunately, Kohji passes by and plucks the apple to give it to her. Kohji is a rising young artist who because he lost his hearing at the age of 7, lives by only expressing himself through paintings. Furthermore, Hiroko is a young actress who practices acting with a drama troupe while doing a part-time job. Even though their means of expression are different,Kohji and Hiroko live purely facing the same dream. Though they are both attracted to each other, several obstacles come in between them.
Production
Screenwriter: Kitagawa ErikoProducer: Kijima Seiichiro
Directors: Shono Jiro (1,2,5,7,8,12), Doi Hiroyasu (3,4,6,10,11), Fukuwa Katsuo (9)
Music: Nakamura Masato