Love Exposure

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Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize and the Caligari Film Award at the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 237 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Having grown up in a devout Christian family, Yu (Takahiro Nishijima) has always been a well-behaved kid. After his mother dies, his priest father is seduced by a woman who breaks his heart, causing him to torment Yu by forcing him to confess his sins on a daily basis. Of course, being a fairly normal kid, Yu has no legitimate sins to confess. To appease his increasingly demanding father, Yu is determined to become a true sinner, eventually training to become an expert at sneak upskirt photography. Pornography being the one sin no priest can overlook, Yu gets the attention he's been so desperately seeking from his dad.

One day while hanging out with his fellow sinner pals-but dressed like Sasori as punishment for being on the losing end of a bet-Yu meets a beautiful girl named Yoko (Hikari Mitsushima). Their first meeting is a glorious one, beginning with an all-out street brawl and ending with a kiss. There are only two problems: she thinks he's a woman and a devious cult leader named Aya (Sakura Ando) is carefully manipulating both of their lives.

Special Features:
Trailers
Making of documentary
Interview with the director
Deleted scenes

Video Tracks:
1.85:1 widesceen 1080p

Audio Tracks:
DTS-HD MA 5.1 Surround Japanese

Subtitle Tracks:
English

Directed By:
Sono Sion

Written By:

Starring:
Takahiro Nishijima
Hikari Mitsushima
Sakura Ando
Makiko Watanabe
Atsuro Watabe
Yûko Genkaku
Itsuji Itao
Mitsuru Kuramoto
Shinji Miyadai
Nana Nagao
Mami Nakamura
Koji Ohguchi
Hiroyuki Onoue
Jai West

Music From:
Tomohide Harada

Director of Photography:
Sohei Tanikawa

Editor:
Junichi Ito

Costume Designer:
Chieko Matsumoto

Production Designer:
Takashi Matsuzuka

Producer:
Haruo Umekawa

Executive Producer:
Tokoyuki Yokohama
Shinya Kawai

Distributor:
Third Window Films

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