Love Exposure

"Jesus, forgive these morons."

2008 3h 57m JA

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 551

ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

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The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing - which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian - dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with the guilt that's a legacy of his Catholic upbringing.

“Jesus, forgive these morons.”

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Cast

Takahiro Nishijima
Yu
Hikari Mitsushima
Yoko
Sakura Ando
Koike
Makiko Watanabe
Kaori
Atsuro Watabe
Tetsu Tsunoda
Yutaka Shimizu
Yuji
Hiroyuki Onoue
Takahiro
Tasuku Nagaoka
Senior

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sion Sono
Writers: Sion Sono
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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At 237 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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CAST

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217+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Sohei Tanikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Tomohide Harada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Junichi Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takahiro Nishijima and Hikari Mitsushima and Sakura Ando carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Jesus, forgive these morons.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sion Sono directs. Sohei Tanikawa behind the camera. Tomohide Harada scores. Junichi Ito cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 237 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 18 years ago.
3217+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Sion Sono, shot by Sohei Tanikawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Tomohide Harada. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Junichi Ito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Takahiro Nishijima and Hikari Mitsushima and Sakura Ando carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Jesus, forgive these morons.".
9IMDB entry: tt1128075 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "kung fu", "transvestite", "underwear", "cult".
11Released under 13 different titles around the world.