100 Yen Love

{{Infobox film

| name = 100 Yen Love

| image = 100 Yen Love poster.jpeg

| alt =

| caption = Poster

| native_name = {{lang|ja|百円の恋}}

| director = Masaharu Take

| producer = Gen Sato
Yuji Hiradai
Yoshinori Kano

| writer =

| screenplay = Shin Adachi

| story =

| based_on =

| starring = Sakura Ando

| narrator =

| music = Shogo Kaida

| cinematography = Hiromitsu Nishimura

| editing = Chieko Suzaki

| studio = Spotted Productions

| distributor = Toei Video

| released = {{film date|2014|10|25|TIFF|2014|12|20|Japan}}

| runtime = 113 minutes

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

| budget =

| gross =

}}

{{Nihongo|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.{{cite web |url= http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=350341|title= 百円の恋(2014)|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= allcinema|publisher= Stingray|language= Japanese}} It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/japan-selects-100-yen-love-as-academy-awards-contender-1201584952/ |title=Japan Selects '100 Yen Love' as Academy Awards Contender |work=variety |date=3 September 2015 |accessdate=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
{{Interlanguage link|Miyoko Inagawa|ja|3=稲川実代子}} as Keiko
{{Interlanguage link|Saori Koide|ja|3=早織}} as Fumiko
{{Interlanguage link|Shohei Uno|ja|3=宇野祥平}} as Okano
{{Interlanguage link|Tadashi Sakata|ja|3=坂田聡}} as Noma
Hiroki Okita as Sada
{{Interlanguage link|Yōzaburō Itō|ja|3=伊藤洋三郎}} as Takao
{{Interlanguage link|Osamu Shigematsu|ja|3=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.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".{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/100-yen-love|title= 100 Yen Love|author= Derek Elley|date= December 8, 2014|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= Film Business Asia|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150528061021/http://www.filmbiz.asia/reviews/100-yen-love#|archive-date= 2015-05-28|url-status= dead}} Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a powerful portrait of punch-drunk love."{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/100-yen-love-hyakuen-no-839119|title= '100 Yen Love' ('Hyakuen no koi'): Film Review|author= Stephen Dalton|date= November 10, 2015|accessdate= November 11, 2015|work= The Hollywood Reporter}}

=Awards and nominations=

The film won the Japanese Cinema Splash Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival.{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/heaven-knows-what-takes-tokyo-grand-prix|title= Heaven Knows What takes Tokyo Grand Prix|author= Stephen Cremin|date= October 31, 2014|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= Film Business Asia|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150704155326/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/heaven-knows-what-takes-tokyo-grand-prix|archive-date= 2015-07-04|url-status= dead}} It was in competition at the 15th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection for the Nippon Connection Award{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/nippon-connection-celebrates-15th-anniversary|title= Nippon Connection celebrates 15th anniversary|author= Kevin Ma|date= June 2, 2015|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= Film Business Asia|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150611174831/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/nippon-connection-celebrates-15th-anniversary#|archive-date= 2015-06-11|url-status= dead}} and was chosen for third place in the Nippon Cinema Award.{{cite web|url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/uzumasa-limelight-wins-at-nippon-connection|title= Uzumasa Limelight wins at Nippon Connection|author= Kevin Ma|date= June 10, 2015|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= Film Business Asia|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150611204018/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/uzumasa-limelight-wins-at-nippon-connection#|archive-date= 2015-06-11|url-status= dead}} At the 88th Kinema Junpo Awards, the film was chosen as the 8th best Japanese film of the year{{cite web |url= http://www.kinenote.com/main/kinejun_best10/2014/award/japan.aspx|title= Japanese Film Best 10|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= kinenote.com|language= Japanese}} and Sakura Ando won the Award for Best Actress.{{cite web |url= http://www.kinenote.com/main/kinejun_best10/2014/award/kojin.aspx|title= Kojin|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= kinenote.com|language= 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.{{cite web |url= http://nichi-pro.filmcity.jp/|title= 第24回日本映画プ地フェッショナル大賞|accessdate= June 15, 2015|work= nichi-pro.filmcity.jp|language= Japanese}}

The film's North American Premiere was presented by North America's largest festival of Japanese cinema, Japan Cuts on July 16, 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.japansociety.org/event/100-yen-love |title=100 Yen Love |access-date=2015-09-13 |archive-date=2015-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913090926/http://www.japansociety.org/event/100-yen-love |url-status=dead }}