I Want You to Say I Love You: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ueda Itsuki is a 39-year-old single pharmacist. She had landed the job she wanted, enjoyed romance, and lived a peaceful life. However, her long-time boyfriend, Sawada Masakazu, got engaged to another woman... Sawada was someone Itsuki truly loved, but she couldn't express her feelings honestly and couldn't blame him so she wouldn't be hated. One day, on the way home from a drinking party with her colleagues, a younger man, Matsushige Eito, appears in front of Itsuki, and they suddenly start living together. Then she meets Sato Kohei, a medical representative who gives her peace of mind with his straightforward love and kindness... She starts to realize the true meaning of her happiness and the importance of being loved by someone, and something begins to change inside Itsuki...

Series details

• Title: I Want You to Say I Love You
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2024-03-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-05-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: FOD
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 85443
• TVDB ID: 447656

Cast and credited roles

• Yumi Adachi — Itsuki Ueda

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2024-03-15; final listed air date 2024-05-17.

Source and licence

Adapted from I Want You to Say I Love You on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.