100 Yen Love

100 Yen Love

Directed by Masaharu Take

Produced by Toei Video Company, st'blue

2014114 min7.2 / 10

A tender, character-driven romance about two damaged people finding connection and purpose through boxing and mutual care, grounded in the mundane struggles of precarious work and family estrangement.

Slacker Ichiko gets into a fight with her younger sister and begins to live on her own, working the late shift at a 100 yen shop. On her way home, she passes a gym and meets boxer Kano who trains there in silence...

Questions people ask

  • Is 100 Yen Love sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is 100 Yen Love easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does 100 Yen Love end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is 100 Yen Love scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Is 100 Yen Love violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

60/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity31

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love75

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like 100 Yen Love

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 100 Yen Love

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 100 Yen Love, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 100 Yen Love, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 100 Yen Love, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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