How much would 15,000 yen be worth today? I'm trying to figure out what she actually sold her virginity for. I've checked one site that says it was $250, just seems cheap for a virginity.
shareDoing some very quick, rounded math and adjusting for inflation, it would be around $100,000 in USD today
shareYou have to remember that this part of the movie happened in the late 30s/early 40s (can't remember the exact year). 100 USD was worth a lot more back then than it is now.
shareProbably because the baron raped her and popped her cherry. She was practically worthless.
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I'm showing $106.86.
I show she was 9yo in 1929. So let's say it was 1940 when sold....
$106 in 1940 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $2,256.38 today, an increase of $2,150.38 over 82 years.
Uhh, all's I can say is, whew ...
You did the math wrong. Yen has inflated a lot more than the dollar, so your inflation is making bad accounting. Its closer to 100k dollars worth today.
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