Love Exposure
Love Exposure

Movie·2008·3h 57m

Love Exposure

"DO YOU KNOW CORINTHIANS 13? LOVE, THE GREATEST OF THEM ALL."

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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// overview

The Story

Original title: 愛のむきだし

The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working 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 Catholic guilt.

Producer

Haruo Umekawa, Shin'ya Kawai

Cinematography

Sohei Tanikawa

Music

Tomohide Harada

Editor

Junichi Ito

Themes

kung futransvestiteunderwearcultlovecross dressingporn industrytough girlphilosophicaljapanese girl herocomplexintense

Production House

Omega Project

Audience Score

79%

517 votes

Skip6%
Timepass15%
Go for it37%
Perfection42%

Where to watch

Region: GB

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// cast

Cast

Takahiro Nishijima

Takahiro Nishijima

Yu

Hikari Mitsushima

Hikari Mitsushima

Yoko

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Koike

Makiko Watanabe

Makiko Watanabe

Kaori

Atsuro Watabe

Atsuro Watabe

Tetsu Tsunoda

Yutaka Shimizu

Yutaka Shimizu

Yuji

Hiroyuki Onoue

Hiroyuki Onoue

Takahiro

Tasuku Nagaoka

Tasuku Nagaoka

Senior

Sow Hirosawa

Sow Hirosawa

Kumi

Yūko Genkaku

Yūko Genkaku

Keiko

Mami Nakamura

Mami Nakamura

Yu's Mother

Arata Yamanaka

Arata Yamanaka

Master Lloyd's Disciple

Junya Iwamoto

Master Lloyd's Disciple

Motoki Ochiai

Motoki Ochiai

Koike's Classmate

Sango

DJ

Atsushi Yamanaka

Atsushi Yamanaka

Homeroom Teacher

Kōichi Koshimura

Kyoto

Shingo Tanaka

Bomber

// crew

Crew

Sion Sono

Sion Sono

Writer, Director

Haruo Umekawa

Producer

Shin'ya Kawai

Executive Producer

Junichi Ito

Junichi Ito

Editor

Sohei Tanikawa

Director of Photography

Tomohide Harada

Original Music Composer

Toyoyuki Yokohama

Executive Producer

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