100 Yen Love

Directed by Masaharu Take

Film Movement

2014

113 Minutes

Japan

Japanese

Comedy, Drama, Asian

Asian Studies, Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Sports

TV-14

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32-year-old Ichiko (Sakura Ando, Shoplifters) lives at home in self-indulgent grunginess with her parents and recently divorced younger sister. One morning, after a particularly heated argument, Ichiko decides to leave for good. With few options to support herself, she finds a job at a 100 yen shop (dollar store). Each day on her way home from work Ichiko passes a boxing gym where she watches Yuji Kano (Hirofumi Arai) silently practice. The two make plans to see each other, and suddenly life starts to change for Ichiko... At last, the bell rings, and this longtime loser's rematch with life begins!

Japan's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, Masaharu Take's 100 YEN LOVE had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival where it won the Japanese Cinema Splash Best Picture Award.

Cast

Sakura Andô
Hirofumi Arai

DVD Features

Discs: 1

Highest Rating
"The film is a total underdog story that largely relies on Ando and she gives, hands down, the best performance of the year here."

Dustin Chang, Screen Anarchy
Highest Rating
"An exceptional performance from Ando Sakura leads this comedy turned boxing drama...."

Andrew Heskins, Eastern Kicks
Highest Rating
"At the risk of overstatement, Ando is that rare performer worthy of comparison to Japan’s all-time greatest actor, Toshiro Mifune...."

Peter Debruge, Variety
Highest Rating
"In this darkly comedic commentary on Japan's sexism and achievement-oriented society, Ichiko (played wonderfully by Ando Sakura) ranks as one of the most unlikely film heroines."

Craig Takeuchi, Georgia Straight
Highest Rating
"A hugely entertaining yet emotionally draining experience, 100 Yen Love takes its audience from hilarious highs to tear-inducing lows. ... An adrenaline-fuelled euphoria."

James Marsh, South China Morning Post
Highest Rating
"Another splendid sample of Japanese indie cinema...."

Panos Kotzathanasis, Asian Movie Pulse