Love Exposure
“Jesus, forgive these morons.”
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.
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Cast
200 people
Takahiro Nishijima
Yu
Known for
Himizu
Hikari Mitsushima
Yoko
Known for
First Love
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Sakura Ando
Koike
Known for
Shoplifters
Monster
Makiko Watanabe
Kaori
Known for
Drops of God
Tokyo Vice
Atsuro Watabe
Tetsu Tsunoda
Known for
Three... Extremes
The Flowers of War
Yutaka Shimizu
Yuji
Known for
Summer Wars
The Land of Hope
Hiroyuki Onoue
Takahiro
Known for
Unnatural
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Tasuku Nagaoka
Senior
Known for
THE DAYS
Wet Woman in the Wind
Sow Hirosawa
Kumi
Also in
Time Spiral
What Comes After Love
Yūko Genkaku
Keiko
Known for
Gantz: Perfect Answer
Mami Nakamura
Yu's Mother
Known for
Tomie
Marebito
Arata Yamanaka
Master Lloyd's Disciple
Known for
Crazy Samurai Musashi
Memoirs of a Murderer
Sion Sono Director · Tomohide Harada Composer Sohei Tanikawa Cinematographer
United States release May 13, 2011 · Produced in Japan · Original title 愛のむきだし
Production
Omega Project
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
愛のむきだし
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 29, 2008
Premiere · Tokyo FILMeX
Japan · November 29, 2008
Theatrical
United States · May 13, 2011
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United States
July 3, 2009 · Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
September 2, 2011 · Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Australia
August 1, 2009 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
May 31, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Austria
August 14, 2009 · Theatrical
Canada
July 11, 2009 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
France
March 27, 2013 · Physical · DVD
Germany
February 6, 2009 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
August 13, 2009 · Theatrical
Italy
May 1, 2009 · Premiere · Far East Film Festival
Japan
January 31, 2009 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 30, 2009 · Limited theatrical · London, England
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