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100 Yen Love
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100 Yen Love

2014 · 114 min Drama Comedy Romance
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Ichiko, a 32-year-old slacker, moves out after a fight with her sister and takes the night shift at a 100-yen shop. Her drab existence oscillates between shelves of cheap goods and lonely evenings in a tiny apartment. Everything shifts when, on her walk home, she notices a boxing gym and locks eyes with the silent fighter Kano training inside. That glance through the gym window becomes the first step in an unexpected metamorphosis, where the boxing ring transforms into a potent metaphor for fighting for one's own self-worth.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is not a sports film, but a raw portrait of personal resurrection. The framing of mundane humiliation and comedic clumsiness gradually gives way to the catharsis of sheer, stubborn effort.

What lingers after the credits is not the fight's outcome, but the quiet strength of a spirit learning to stand its ground. It’s a film that finds profound dignity in simply getting back up. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Masaharu Take

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The neon of a convenience store, the squeak of boxing gloves, the quiet focus of a late-night gym.

🎭 Cast

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Ichiko Saito

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Yuji Kano

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Toshiko Ikeuchi

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Miyoko Inagawa

Yoshiko Saito

Saori

Saori

Fumiko Saito

Shohei Uno

Shohei Uno

Okano

Tadashi Sakata

Tadashi Sakata

Akira Noma

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Yuuki Okita

Sada-san

Kaito Yoshimura

Kaito Yoshimura

Nishimura

Shinichiro Matsuura

Shinichiro Matsuura

Kobayashi

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