Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me (1963)
Director Iwauchi Katsuki adapted this melodrama from Sasazawa Saho's award winning novel about two young lovers from different sides of the tracks set against the backdrop of the Roppongi district in Tokyo. Masaaki (Minegishi Toru) is the son of a prominent judge and a Law student at university. Chikage (Nakagawa Yuki) is a teenager from an underprivileged home. Both are desperately looking for an escape from their lives when they meet in Roppongi one night and fall in love. But coming from such different backgrounds, their happiness isn't assured.
Director: Katsuki Iwauchi
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 83 min
Release Date: January 29, 1963
Cast
- Toru Minegishi - Ebina Masaaki
- Yuki Nakagawa - Akutagawa Chikage
- Kamatari Fujiwara - Detective Uchiyama
- Masao Shimizu
- Keiko Awaji
- Tadao Takashima
- Yoshio Tsuchiya
- Tatsuo Matsumura
- Chōjirō Tōgin
- Naoya Kusakawa
Screenplay
- Yasuo Tanami (Screenplay)
- Saho Sasazawa (Novel)
Music: Ikuma Dan
Cinematography: Taiichi Kankura
Production: TOHO
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
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More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me about?
- Director Iwauchi Katsuki adapted this melodrama from Sasazawa Saho's award winning novel about two young lovers from different sides of the tracks set against the backdrop of the Roppongi district in Tokyo. Masaaki (Minegishi Toru) is the son of a prominent judge and a Law student at university. Chikage (Nakagawa Yuki) is a teenager from an underprivileged home. Both are desperately looking for an escape from their lives when they meet in Roppongi one night and fall in love. But coming from such different backgrounds, their happiness isn't assured.
- Who directed Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me?
- Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me was directed by Katsuki Iwauchi.
- Who stars in Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me?
- Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me stars Toru Minegishi, Yuki Nakagawa, Kamatari Fujiwara, Masao Shimizu, Keiko Awaji, Tadao Takashima.
- How long is Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me?
- Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me has a runtime of 1h 23m (83 minutes).
- What genre is Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me?
- Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me is a Drama film.
- Where was Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me produced?
- Roppongi Nights: Love Me, Love Me was produced in Japan.