100 Yen Love

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 • as Keiko • Saori Koide as Fumiko • as Okano • as Noma • Hiroki Okita as Sada • as Takao • 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. 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". Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a powerful portrait of punch-drunk love." Awards and nominations The film won the Japanese Cinema Splash Award at the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival. It was in competition at the 15th Japanese Film Festival Nippon Connection for the Nippon Connection Award and was chosen for third place in the Nippon Cinema Award. At the 88th Kinema Junpo Awards, the film was chosen as the 8th best Japanese film of the year and Sakura Ando won the Award for Best Actress. 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. The film's North American Premiere was presented by North America's largest festival of Japanese cinema, Japan Cuts on July 16, 2015. ==See also==