Love Exposure

2008 · 3h57 · Film

Directed by Sion Sono

Starring Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Ando, Makiko Watanabe, Atsuro Watabe, Yutaka Shimizu, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka, Sow Hirosawa

Ideal when you feel… Romantic Happy Angry

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.

Original title

愛のむきだし

Original language

Japanese

Screenplay

Sion Sono

Cast

Makiko Watanabe, Atsuro Watabe, Yutaka Shimizu, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka, Sow Hirosawa

Updated July 22, 2026

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