100 Yen Love

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100 Yen Love
Poster
百円の恋
Directed byMasaharu Take
Screenplay byShin Adachi
Produced byGen Sato
Yuji Hiradai
Yoshinori Kano
StarringSakura Ando
CinematographyHiromitsu Nishimura
Edited byChieko Suzaki
Music byShogo Kaida
Production
company
Spotted Productions
Distributed byToei Video
Release dates
  • October 25, 2014 (2014-10-25) (TIFF)
  • December 20, 2014 (2014-12-20) (Japan)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

100 Yen Love (百円の恋, Hyakuen no Koi) 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.[1] It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[2]

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

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.[3]

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".[4] Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a powerful portrait of punch-drunk love."[5]

Awards and nominations

The film won the Japanese Cinema Splash Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival.[6] It was in competition at the 15th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection for the Nippon Connection Award[7] and was chosen for third place in the Nippon Cinema Award.[8] At the 88th Kinema Junpo Awards, the film was chosen as the 8th best Japanese film of the year[9] and Sakura Ando won the Award for Best Actress.[10] 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.[11] The film's North American Premiere was presented by North America's largest festival of Japanese cinema, Japan Cuts on July 16, 2015.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "百円の恋(2014)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  2. ^ "Japan Selects '100 Yen Love' as Academy Awards Contender". variety. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/100_yen_love
  4. ^ Derek Elley (December 8, 2014). "100 Yen Love". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  5. ^ Stephen Dalton (November 10, 2015). "'100 Yen Love' ('Hyakuen no koi'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  6. ^ Stephen Cremin (October 31, 2014). "Heaven Knows What takes Tokyo Grand Prix". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-07-04. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  7. ^ Kevin Ma (June 2, 2015). "Nippon Connection celebrates 15th anniversary". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  8. ^ Kevin Ma (June 10, 2015). "Uzumasa Limelight wins at Nippon Connection". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  9. ^ "Japanese Film Best 10". kinenote.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  10. ^ "Kojin". kinenote.com (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  11. ^ "第24回日本映画プ地フェッショナル大賞". nichi-pro.filmcity.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "100 Yen Love". Archived from the original on 2015-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-13.