Love Exposure (2008)

Love Exposure is a Japanese movie written and directed by Sion Sono. It premiered at Tokyo FILMeX on November 29, 2008. It won the Caligari Film Award and the FIPRESCI (International Critics) Prize in the Forum section of the 59th Berlin International Film Festival.

The film was the first installment of Sono’s “Hate” trilogy, which also includes Cold Fish (2010) and Guilty of Romance (2011).

Movie info

Original title: 愛のむきだし
Transliterated title: Ai no Mukidashi
Premiere date: November 29, 2008
Release date: January 31, 2009
Directed by: Sion Sono
Written by: Sion Sono (screenplay)
Distributed by: Phantom Film

Region A Blu-ray (English subtitles)
Label: Olive Films (US)
Out: Sep 18, 2012
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Region B Blu-ray (English subtitles)
Label: Third Window Films (UK)
Out: Aug 13, 2012
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Region 1 NTSC DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Olive Films (US)
Out: Dec 20, 2011
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Region 2 PAL DVD (English subtitles)
Label: Third Window Films (UK)
Out: Jan 25, 2010
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Plot

Yu is a seemingly happy young man who lives with his father Tetsu, a devout catholic priest. His father falls deeply in love with a woman named Saori, but when she leaves him, he ends up taking all his moral frustrations out on Yu, forcing him to make daily confessions of his sins. However, Yu is so well-behaved, he can’t seem to come up with anything to appease his overbearing father.

In order to remedy the situation and come up with sins worthy of confession, Yu becomes an amateur “upskirt” photographer, snapping photos of unsuspecting women in public areas. Meanwhile, Saori returns to Tetsu with her disgruntled daughter Yoko in tow. Yu immediately recognizes her from a previous chance encounter. As he tries to suppress secret feelings for Yoko, a religious cult leader named Koike manages to brain wash her, Tetsu, and Saori. Eventually, Yu comes up with a dangerous plan to rescue them and force Yoko to accept his love.

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Takahiro Nishijima	Yu
	Hikari Mitsushima	Yoko
	Sakura Ando
	Atsuro Watabe	Tetsu, Yu's father
	Itsuji Itao
	Hiroshi Oguchi
	Hiroyuki Onoue
	Jai West
	Makiko Watanabe
	Mami Nakamura
	Mitsuru Kuramoto
	Nana Nagao
	Shinji Miyadai
	Tasuku Nagaoka
	Yuko Genkaku

Latest news

Third Window Films picks up Sion Sono’s "Love Exposure"

UK label Third Window Films has acquired the rights to Sion Sono's Love Exposure. It will be getting its UK premiere at the Raindance Film Festivalin early October and will begin its theatrical run...

7 years ago
Sion Sono’s "Love Exposure" screening at Tokyo FILMeX

There hasn’t been much news about Sion Sono’s Love Exposure (Ai no Mukidashi) floating around since it was first announced around this time last year. But now comes word that it will be one of...

8 years ago