"Love Exposure" movie

Year: 2008

Genre: Action/Drama/Comedy

Region: Japan

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Language: Japanese

Release Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008

English Title: Love Exposure

Alternative Titles: Love's Exposure (Hong Kong)/愛のむきだし/Ai no mukidashi/Love Exposure

Screenplay: Sion Sono

Director: Sion Sono

Cast: Nana Nagao / Koji Oguchi / Mami Nakamura / Hikari Mitsushima / Atsuro Watanabe / Takahiro Nishijima / Maki Watanabe / Sakura Ando / Yûko Genkaku / Itsuji Itao / Mizuho Kuraki / Shinji Miyade / Hiroshi Onoue

Subscribers: 212

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1128075/ (7.9/10 (3,032 Votes))

Synopsis: This nearly four-hour-long film tells an ultimate pure love story based on real-life events.

Yusuke Kadota grows up in a devout Christian family. After the early death of his mother, Yusuke lives a peaceful and happy life with his father, Tetsu, who is a priest. Yusuke dreams of one day meeting his ideal woman — someone similar to his mother, a "Maria."

One day, the alluring and free-spirited Kaoru enters their lives. Although he is a clergyman, Tetsu becomes deeply infatuated with Kaoru. When Kaoru suddenly leaves without a word, Tetsu changes drastically, becoming an unreasonable old man who demands that his son confess daily. To get by, Yusuke makes up random confessions, but one of them is true — he once secretly photographed under a girl's skirt. Upon hearing this, Tetsu becomes furious, calling his son a pervert, yet Yusuke becomes even more obsessed with this behavior.

One day, after losing a bet with his fellow偷拍 enthusiasts, Yusuke is forced to dress as a woman and hit on girls on the street. He encounters Yoko, who is being harassed by a group of thugs. Yusuke falls in love with Yoko at first sight; she is exactly the "Maria" he has been dreaming about. Moreover, Yoko also falls for the mysterious girl "Sasori" whom Yusuke impersonates.

Not long after, Tetsu reunites with Kaoru, they get married, and surprisingly, the "stepdaughter" Kaoru brings into their lives turns out to be Yoko. From then on, Yusuke's life descends into chaos. Yoko is smitten with "Sasori," but detests Yusuke himself, treating him sweetly when he is dressed as a woman, yet coldly as her brother. Overwhelmed with troubles, Yusuke vents his frustrations through偷拍.

Meanwhile, a mysterious new religious group called "Zero Church" begins to gain popularity, attracting more and more followers. For some unknown reason, the founder of "Zero Church," Furuya, tries to approach Yusuke and his family. Furuya reveals Yusuke's偷拍 habit to Yoko, causing her to distance herself from him even more. Subsequently, Tetsu and Kaoru seem brainwashed, losing trust in Yusuke. Unable to endure it any longer, Yusuke runs away from home. After some time, he returns only to find that his parents and sister have disappeared. This must be the work of Furuya and "Zero Church"! Yusuke embarks on his personal battle...