It was written by Sachin Bhowmick and produced and directed by Pramod Chakravorty. The film stars Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Pran, Mehmood, Lalita Pawar, Asit Sen and Madan Puri. Music was by Shankar Jaikishan while Hasrat Jaipuri wrote the lyrics. Joy Mukherjee had also worked in the hit film Love in Simla. The success of Love in Tokyo led to the making of Love in Bombay also starring Joy Mukherjee. All the three films are part of Joy Mukherjee's Love in trilogy. The film was shot primarily in Tokyo, Japan a few of those are listed here.
Cast
Joy Mukherjee...Ashok
Asha Parekh...Asha
Mehmood...Mahesh
Pran...Pran
Shobha Khote...Sheela
Dhumal ... Sheela's dad
Lalita Pawar ... Gayatri Devi
Asit Sen ... Chatterjee
Mohan Chotia ... Mohan
Madan Puri ... Asha's uncle
Ulhas ... Sarita's dad
Tarun Bose ... Doctor P.C. Roy
Lata Bose ... Sarita
Murad ... Lawyer
Filming
The film was shot primarily in Japan at locations including Tokyo, Ueno, Ginza, Tokyo Tower, Tokyo International Airport and Hiroshima.
Nominations
Filmfare Nomination for Best Performance in a Comic Role--Mehmood
'Love in Tokyo' hair clips
In this movie Asha Parekh's ponytail was held by a hair clip that consisted of two beads on a rubber band. In India this type of clip is known as a "Love in Tokyo".