Synopsis
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.
Love Exposure (2008) is a 3h 57min action feature film by Sion Sono. The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an upskirt photographe... Selected for Fantastic Fest (2009).
Key facts
Cast
Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Ando, Makiko Watanabe, Atsuro Watabe, Yutaka Shimizu, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka
Original language
Japanese
First release
November 29, 2008 (Japan)
Setting
Japan
Filming locations
Tokyo
Crew
Screenplay
Sion Sono
Producer
Haruo Umekawa
Cinematography
Sohei Tanikawa
Editing
Junichi Ito
Music
Tomohide Harada
Special makeup effects
Taiga Ishino, Yoshihiro Nishimura
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2015 generic - I'm (not) SONO Sion*
- Istanbul Film Festival 2010 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2009 generic
- Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema 2009 generic
- Fantastic Fest 2009
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2009 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | November 29, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Japan | January 31, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Germany | August 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Austria | August 14, 2009 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | October 30, 2009 |
| Theatrical | United States | May 13, 2011 |
| Theatrical | United States | September 2, 2011 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (Japanese) | ||
| Home video | Australia | May 31, 2010 |
| Home video | France | March 27, 2013 |
Full credits
| Director | Sion Sono |
| 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), Sow Hirosawa (Kumi), Yūko Genkaku (Keiko), Mami Nakamura (Yu's Mother), Arata Yamanaka (Master Lloyd's Disciple), Junya Iwamoto (Master Lloyd's Disciple), Motoki Ochiai (Koike's Classmate), Sango (DJ), Atsushi Yamanaka (Homeroom Teacher), Kōichi Koshimura (Kyoto), Shingo Tanaka (Bomber), Ryuichi Suzuki (Relief Society Father), Kiyomi Aratani (Relief Society Father), Yūya Kawamura (Young Yu), Runa Teramoto (Young Koike), Nanami Hinata (Young Yoko), Kunihiro Suda (Cashier), Mitsuyo Ishigaki (Old Christian Lady), Kioo Ikeda (Announcer), Chisato Kawai (Announcer), Hiroko Harada (Announcer), Ryuta Furuya (Announcer), Mika Yasuda (Announcer), Umi Yamano (Older Woman at Dry Goods Store), Ayumi Takahashi (Joshi Kosei), Kenji Terui (Yu's Classmate), Takafumi Shinohara (Yu's Classmate), Nobuhiro Nishihara (Yu's Classmate), Kai Miyauchi (Soccer Playing Kid), Hitomi Okada (Takahiro's Sister), Eri Yamazaki (Nurse), Ryosuke Nagata (Shopper), Toshimi Tasaki (Koike's Subordinate), Hotaru Akane (AV Actress), Aki Kawamura (Zero Church Receptionist), Masahiro Gondô (Zero Church Follower), Masahiro Kohama (Zero Church Follower), Yūka Arai (Zero Church Follower), Mai Nakano (Zero Church Follower), Nasubi (X), Yusuke Nakayama (Choko Taka), Boku Kimura (Boru Choko), Shigenobu Yasuda (Judge), Kinto Gin (Judge), Jun'ichirô Kishi (Suzuki), Q'Taro (Loft Plus One Moderator), Hidetoshi Kawaya (Man at the Hentai Confession Room), Manabu Yazaki (Man at the Hentai Confession Room), Misaki Hirata (Bunny Girl), Yuki Kurosawa (Bunny Girl), Arata Takase (Father), Miki Hayashida (Mother), Mayu Matsuoka (Yuri), Hiroyuki Ishiga (Nurse), Kaoru Sawayama (Nurse), Jyonmyon Pe (Nurse), Akira Sekiguchi (Teacher), Itsuji Itao (Koike's Father), Ryo Iwamatsu (President), Hiroshi Ohguchi (Master Lloyd), Taka Okubo (Priest), Tadashi Okada (Shikyô), Mitsuru Kuramoto (Guests at the Party), Jai West (Bosozoku Leader), Yoriko Doguchi (Fortune Teller), Motoki Fukami (Club Staff), Mitsuru Fukikoshi (Relief Society Father), Usamaru Furuya (Miyanishi), Keisuke Horibe (Yoko's Father), Shinji Miyadai (Zero Church Priest), Go Ayano (Sinner), Juri Imai (Sinner), Anny (Sinner), Hidenobu Tannai (Sinner), Kazuya Narita (Sinner), Hayato (Sinner), Tôru Amemiya (Koike's Subordinate), Fuminori Shinkai (Koike's Subordinate), Hidetoshi Arioka (Koike's Subordinate), Ryûshi Izumi (Koike's Subordinate), Mitsuru Ôno (Koike's Subordinate), Sô Ikeno (Koike's Subordinate), Yô Kamiyoshihara (Koike's Subordinate), Ayumi Kawashima (Koike's Subordinate), Masaru Ganba (Koike's Subordinate), Tatsuya Kitamura (Koike's Subordinate), Masaki Kurusu (Koike's Subordinate), Hirotsugu Kobayashi (Koike's Subordinate), Shato (Koike's Subordinate), Hiroyuki Sakai (Koike's Subordinate), Takafumi Sasai (Koike's Subordinate), Kazuhisa Takagi (Koike's Subordinate), Hiroyuki Tanaka (Koike's Subordinate), Masana Hirabuki (Koike's Subordinate), Jun Fukunaga (Koike's Subordinate), Ryo Yamamoto (Koike's Subordinate), Akiyo Nonaka (Family in the Photo), Miyû Nonaka (Family in the Photo), Rie Nonaka (Family in the Photo), Mai Kase (P Photo), Sayuri Shirai (P Photo), Moe Matsuoka (P Photo), Asuka Akane (P Girl), Kyoka (P Girl), Chika Iinuma (P Girl), Asami Itakura (P Girl), Sara Ichinose (P Girl), Niina Itô (P Girl), Chiaki Ura (P Girl), Hanako Okamoto (P Girl), Nao Kasuga (P Girl), Yui Katou (P Girl), Rika Kawamura (P Girl), Miho Kishimoto (P Girl), Mitsuko Satô (P Girl), Erika Satô (P Girl), Yurino Satô (P Girl), Haju Takamine (P Girl), Yuki Tsutsumi (P Girl), Nana (P Girl), Hiroko Narikawa (P Girl), Iyo Hanaki (P Girl), Mayumi Hidaka (P Girl), Sayaka Fukaya (P Girl), Chihiro Horie (P Girl), Yû Matsumoto (P Girl), Haruka Mikami (P Girl), Mayumi Miyamoto (P Girl), Megumi Momose (P Girl), Kyôko Yasui (P Girl), Mana Yamaguchi (P Girl), Ryôko Yokota (P Girl), Ryanti (P Girl), Yôko Watanabe (P Girl), Susumu Abe (Classmate), Aimi Isaka (Classmate), Arisa Itô (Classmate), Akifumi Ôta (Classmate), Ryô Ôta (Classmate), Marina Oka (Classmate), Mie Okano (Classmate), Yûko Okano (Classmate), Nagi Ozaki (Classmate), Nozomi Kataoka (Classmate), Yûhi Katase (Classmate), Saya Kitajima (Classmate), Yûna Gotô (Classmate), Kaori Komine (Classmate), Mitsue Konno (Classmate), Yûji Saeki (Classmate), Yô Satomi (Classmate), Bisei Saburômaru (Classmate), Minami Suzuki (Classmate), Isao Taiheiyô (Classmate), Akifumi Takahashi (Classmate), Mina Tatebayashi (Classmate), Kiyomi Tanaka (Classmate), Ayumi Tanabe (Classmate), Yui Nakamura (Classmate), Jôson Nishii (Classmate), Nobuhito Hashida (Classmate), Hisato Hayashi (Classmate), Kae Mihara (Classmate), Yuki Yamamoto (Classmate), Ayano Wakimoto (Classmate), Keisuke Ito (Teacher), Ittetsu Takahashi (Teacher), Kôichi Saitô (Teacher), Keroppî Maeda (Tattoo People), Tsukika (Tattoo People), The Velvet Teu (Tattoo People), Marony (Tattoo People), Yuzuna Satomi (White Cult), Hiroyuki Satomi (White Cult), Sumie Satomi (White Cult), Kamui Sôma (White Cult), Hayate Sôma (White Cult), Emiko Sôma (White Cult), Asuka Itabashi (White Cult), Toshiaki Itabashi (White Cult), Yûi Nojiri (White Cult), Michie Teruya (White Cult), Katsuo Kubo (Doctor), Hiroko Itano (Patient), Sayaka Kamachi (Patient), Mikako Kimotsuki (Patient), Kazuki Takahashi (Patient), Jun'ichirô Tsuge (Patient), Taiki Watabe (Patient), Noriko Arai (Nurse), Kei Takemoto (Nurse), Akinori Aoto (Security Guard), Kazuya Maekawa (Security Guard / Drug Dealer) |
| Screenplay | Sion Sono |
| Producer | Haruo Umekawa |
| Executive producer | Shin'ya Kawai, Toyoyuki Yokohama |
| Cinematography | Sohei Tanikawa |
| Editing | Junichi Ito |
| Music | Tomohide Harada |
| Production design | Takashi Matsuzuka |
| Special makeup effects | Taiga Ishino, Yoshihiro Nishimura |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
