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Love Exposure(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-11-29
80%
499 Votes
Time: 3h 57m
Jesus, forgive these morons.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies:
Omega Project
Movie: Love Exposure
Top 10 Billed Cast
西島隆弘
Yu
満島ひかり
Yoko
安藤サクラ
Koike
渡辺真起子
Kaori
渡部篤郎
Tetsu Tsunoda
清水優
Yuji
尾上寛之
Takahiro
永岡佑
Senior
広澤草
Kumi
玄覺悠子
Keiko
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