Masaharu TAKE 武正晴
100 Yen Love
百円の恋
Nippon Cinema ª
32-year-old slacker Ichiko (Sakura ANDO) lives with her parents until a fight with her disapproving sister escalates: she moves out, accepts a job at a local 100-yen-shop and meets boxer Yuji, whom she has watched at practice numerous times. After her life takes more unexpected – and unwanted – turns, she takes up boxing herself and attempts to change her ways.
百円の恋
Hyakuen no koi
Japan 2014
113 minutes
Production
Spotted Productions, Toei Video
World sales
Toei
Cast
Sakura ANDO, Hirofumi ARAI, Miyoko INAGAWA, Saori KOIDE, Yozaburo ITO
About Masaharu TAKE
武正晴
Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1967, Masaharu TAKE graduated from Meiji University in Tokyo. In 1986, during the course of his studies, he began making independent films. He then moved on to work as an assistant director for directors like Takashi ISHII or Yoichi SAI and made his feature film debut with BOY MEETS PUSAN (2007). Nippon Connection screened his films EDEN (2012 / NC ’13) and 100 YEN LOVE (2014 / NC ’15 and NC ’20), both in the presence of the filmmaker. His latest work is the successful Netflix series THE NAKED DIRECTOR (2019).