100 Yen Love

100 Yen Love 100 Yen Love poster.jpeg Poster ja 百円の恋 Masaharu Take Gen SatoYuji HiradaiYoshinori Kano Shin Adachi Sakura Ando Shogo Kaida Hiromitsu Nishimura Chieko Suzaki Spotted Productions Toei Video 2014 10 25 Tokyo 2014 12 20 Japan 113 minutes Japan Japanese 100 Yen Love 百円の恋 Hyakuen no Koi yes is a 2014 Japanese sports drama film directed by Masaharu Take and starring Sakura Ando. The film was released in Japan on December 20, 2014. http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=350341 百円の恋(2014) June 15, 2015 allcinema Stingray Japanese It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/japan-selects-100-yen-love-as-academy-awards-contender-1201584952/ Japan Selects '100 Yen Love' as Academy Awards Contender variety 3 September 2015 3 September 2015 Plot 32-year-old Ichiko lives a self-indulgent and slovenly existence with her parents. Her younger sister Fumiko also lives there, having moved back with her son after her divorce. Within a week, sibling rivalry has led to a physical fight and the mother asks to Ichiko move out. With few opportunities, Ichiko works night shift in a discount store. On her commute home, she passes a boxing gym where she watches Yuji Kano practice, and develops a crush on him. The pair starts seeing each other and her life improves. Cast Sakura Ando as Ichiko Saito Hirofumi Arai as Yuji Kano Miyoko Inagawa ja 稲川実代子 as Keiko Saori Koide as Fumiko Shohei Uno ja 宇野祥平 as Okano Tadashi Sakata ja 坂田聡 as Noma Hiroki Okita as Sada Yōzaburō Itō ja 伊藤洋三郎 as Takao Osamu Shigematsu ja 重松収 as Kinoshita Toshie Negishi as Ikeuchi Ako Masuki Reception Critical response 100 Yen Love has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 8/10.100 Yen Love | Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/100_yen_love On Film Business Asia, Derek Elley gave the film a 7 out of 10, calling it "a quirky tale of a social misfit's transformation". http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/100-yen-love 100 Yen Love Derek Elley December 8, 2014 June 15, 2015 Film Business Asia https://web.archive.org/web/20150528061021/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/100-yen-love 2015-05-28 dead Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a powerful portrait of punch-drunk love." http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/100-yen-love-hyakuen-no-839119 '100 Yen Love' ('Hyakuen no koi'): Film Review Stephen Dalton November 10, 2015 November 11, 2015 The Hollywood Reporter Awards and nominations The film won the Japanese Cinema Splash Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival. http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/heaven-knows-what-takes-tokyo-grand-prix Heaven Knows What takes Tokyo Grand Prix Stephen Cremin October 31, 2014 June 15, 2015 Film Business Asia https://web.archive.org/web/20150704155326/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/heaven-knows-what-takes-tokyo-grand-prix 2015-07-04 dead It was in competition at the 15th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection for the Nippon Connection Award http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/nippon-connection-celebrates-15th-anniversary Nippon Connection celebrates 15th anniversary Kevin Ma June 2, 2015 June 15, 2015 Film Business Asia https://web.archive.org/web/20150611174831/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/nippon-connection-celebrates-15th-anniversary 2015-06-11 dead and was chosen for third place in the Nippon Cinema Award. http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/uzumasa-limelight-wins-at-nippon-connection Uzumasa Limelight wins at Nippon Connection Kevin Ma June 10, 2015 June 15, 2015 Film Business Asia https://web.archive.org/web/20150611204018/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/uzumasa-limelight-wins-at-nippon-connection 2015-06-11 dead At the 88th Kinema Junpo Awards, the film was chosen as the 8th best Japanese film of the year http://www.kinenote.com/main/kinejun_best10/2014/award/japan.aspx Japanese Film Best 10 June 15, 2015 kinenote.com Japanese and Sakura Ando won the Award for Best Actress. http://www.kinenote.com/main/kinejun_best10/2014/award/kojin.aspx Kojin June 15, 2015 kinenote.com Japanese At the 57th Blue Ribbon Awards, Sakura Ando won the Award for Best Actress. At the 24th Japan Film Professional Awards, the film won the Award for Best Film and Masaharu Take won the Award for Best Director. http://nichi-pro.filmcity.jp/ 第24回日本映画プ地フェッショナル大賞 June 15, 2015 nichi-pro.filmcity.jp Japanese The film's North American Premiere was presented by North America's largest festival of Japanese cinema, Japan Cuts on July 16, 2015.http://www.japansociety.org/event/100-yen-love 100 Yen Love 2015-09-13 2015-09-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150913090926/http://www.japansociety.org/event/100-yen-love dead See also Cinema of Japan List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film YOLO (film), a 2024 Chinese comedic film remake of this film References External links 4080598 Category:2014 films Category:2014 Japanese films Category:2014 sports drama films Category:Japanese boxing films Category:Japanese sports drama films Category:2014 Japanese-language films Category:Japanese-language sports drama films