

Shuichi had a motorcycle accident 4 years ago. Because of the accident, he lost the last year of his memory. One day, at a friend's wedding, Shuichi has a fateful meeting with Yoshimi. They enjoy happy times together and Shuichi thinks about marrying Yoshimi. Then Yoshimi becomes sick. A sad truth is hidden in the lost memory of Shuichi.
Acting
Tadayoshi Okura's restrained devastation hits like a truck.
Direction
Hiroki builds dread through what's unsaid.
Cinematography
Rain becomes its own character—obviously.

Director
Ryuichi Hiroki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title's '100 times' refers to a Japanese idiom about crying until depleted—marketing leaned hard into the 'prepare to weep' angle.
Ryuichi Hiroki specializes in 'pink films' turned respectable dramas—this is him going full mainstream sentimental, complete with cancer tropes that dominate Asian melodrama.
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