Ai no mukidashi

"Jesus, forgive these morons."

Jan 31 2009 Unrated 3h 57m
Action, Comedy, Drama

The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an "up-skirt" 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.

Plot

Three emotionally abused people from the fringes of society get locked in a convoluted love triangle. Yuu, a Catholic boy searching for true love ends up taking erotic photographs of women in public until he discovers Yoko, whom he sees as his Virgin Mary. Yoko, an antifamily, misandristic girl finds that her foster mother will be marrying Yuu's father. Koike, an "original sinner", coordinates a plan to convert Yuu's family to her cult. Under her careful direction, their lives come crashing together in one fateful street fight.

Written by

Sion Sono

Directed by

Sion Sono

Cast

Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Andô

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Omega Project

Languages

Awards

17 wins & 3 nominations total

Trailers
Love Exposure Trailer (with English subs)
Featurettes
Max Landis on Love Exposure
Scores
# of Votes
16,727
Average Rating
8 out of 10
Metascore
78
Popularity
NA