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100 Yen Love

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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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Original Title 百円の恋
Year 2014
Country Japan
Genre Drama, Comedy, Romance
Director Masaharu Take
Runtime 114 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (94 votes)

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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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