Love Exposure Page #2

Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Sion Sono
Production: Omega Project
  17 wins & 2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
78
Rotten Tomatoes:
90%
UNRATED
Year:
2008
237 min
Website
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Have you sinned today?

Forgive me.

You can't see your sins.

You mean, you haven't sinned?

Not at all.

Think again.

It was the beginning of Hell.

I'll tell you.

Your sin is that you can't

remember your own sins.

Now that's a sin.

Be more aware from tomorrow.

Have you sinned?

I have to remember!

The blue sky...

Grasses by the river...

An insect on a leaf...

Flowers in the wind...

I can't think of any sins!

Today...

I've got one!

I went in a caf with a wet umbrella and...

I splashed water all over the place.

And then?

And... maybe

I sprayed water on the customers and

made a bit of a disturbance.

It was indeed quite obnoxious.

Anything else?

Have you sinned today?

I can't think of anything.

Oh, that's right...

I was tired on the bus

coming home...

so I didn't offer my seat to a

mother with a small child.

Go on.

What else?

I kept forcing sins

out of myself like this.

It felt like squeezing out

the last bit of toothpaste

"365 days to the miracle".

I became very alert.

I always looked for sins

I might have committed unknowingly.

Though unfortunately

I was really just an ordinary

high school kid.

To put it simply

I wanted to die.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome...

I couldn't even kill an ant.

I loved my father very much.

Even though he'd changed.

I remembered the words my mother

had told me.

Introduce your Maria

to me when you find her.

Promise me...

Soon I started to think

that Virgin Maria was the

only woman for me.

"265 days to the miracle".

What are you doing?

Getting toothpaste...

Keep your teeth clean.

Anything white is wonderful.

Your teeth should be white too.

Don't you imagine for a

minute that you're good.

You'd be a hypocrite to think so.

Yes.

There's no escape from being bad.

Yes.

- Are you a bad boy?

- Yes.

- Are you bad?

- Yes, I'm bad.

Very well, you bad boy.

Admit your sins.

I see my sins now.

No, you have to admit your sins.

Yes, I admit my sins.

Confessions never stopped.

Dad endlessly asked me

about my sins.

Have you sinned today?

I didn't help an old woman

at a crossing.

I had to lie.

Actually I'd helped the lady.

In the name of the Father, the son

and the Holy Ghost

you're forgiven.

Amen.

You lied today.

I can tell.

Were you lying?

I'm sorry...

I realised that I had to start

committing sins for him.

From now on I would

do my best to sin!

That's how I felt then.

From then on, I was busy committing

sins for Dad.

Sins and even bigger sins!

I made up my mind during class.

I was ready to sin.

Could you kick that over to me?

Can you kick me the ball?

What did you do that for?

I broke my classmate's eraser.

And I squashed some ants.

A kid asked me to

kick his ball to him.

But I kicked it away

because it sucked.

In the name of the Father, the son

and the Holy Ghost.

Yu.

Yes?

What was that about?

You're not serious.

I give up on you.

" I 65 days to the miracle".

I'm home.

When I came back from school

the next day, Dad was gone.

He left me a letter.

"I'll go back to the church."

"You live here by yourself."

Dad!

Don't call me that here.

Father, when are you coming home?

- Where?

- Home!

My only home is that of the Lord.

Dad!

Go home. This is a house of God.

It's not the place for you.

What are you doing?

Come on! You too!

Get out of here!

Sh*t, I'm cold.

Hey, I'm Yuji.

Call me "Tag" Yuji.

Or Wimp Yuji.

Shut up!

I'm Takahiro. You?

I'm Yu Honda.

- Shione High?

- Yes.

- What year?

- First.

The same as us!

Really?

Maybe we should hang out together.

He should meet Senpai.

Senpai?

Come with us.

- It'll be fun.

- I'm cold.

Senpai!

Who's he?

He's a newcomer.

- Hold this.

- Yes.

Give me a hand.

What's with you?

Let's commit lots of sins!

What?

See? He's weird.

I like him. He cracks me up.

Listen up, everybody!

From today

we have a new guy.

What's your name?

It's Yu Honda.

- Yu Honda.

- Yes.

I don't know what's wrong

with him but

he's joining us because

he's into sin!

Yeah, that's right!

Why?

- Because I need to sin.

- Like what?

Rob a store? Kill someone?

What do you mean by sins?

My father's a priest so

I need to sin.

Your father's a priest!

A priest!

Hey, this guy's a blast!

Anyway, from today, he's one of us!

Every day since then I did all

I could to become sinful.

I'm ready.

I learned everything.

How to fight and shoplift.

Next was the real thing.

I made many wonderful friends.

Yuji, Takahiro and Senpai!

It was fun everyday.

Show off your tags!

Hurrah to the shoplifters!

Cheers!

Give him more!

I have to confess!

Lord, I have sinned in many

acts of evil.

I betrayed you.

Dad, I've betrayed your trust too.

I don't deserve to be your son.

Pity me for I'm a sinner.

In the name of the Father, the son

and the Holy Ghost

I forgive you. Amen.

Every day I went to the priest

and told him my sins.

Like I was giving

him souvenirs.

See you tomorrow.

You're very strange.

- Am I?

- Yes, a wacko.

What's a wacko?

Strange, that's all.

Am I strange?

You do bad things so you

can confess to your dad?

Yes, that's right.

You're perverse.

Perverse?

Don't you know it?

What do you mean?

Forget it. How do you like

confessing to your dad?

He always forgives me.

I understand.

Would your dad be happier

if your sins were worse?

I don't want to kill anyone...

No, that wouldn't do it.

I know what priests find

really offensive.

Obscene things.

Obscene?

That would be perfect.

Yu's got to meet him.

Lloyd.

Master Lloyd!

What do you want?

Sir, this guy wants to learn

from the Master.

Is that true?

Huh...?

Do you really want to learn?

Anything you want or desire...

Anything you want to know...

All the world's truths can

be found here.

What are you seeking?

What are you seeking for, son?

- Sins.

- Very well.

Anything else?

Don't hide it from me!

Maria. One day I hope to find

my Maria

Stop! Master will speak his mind now.

Anything you seek can be found

here in the groin.

Between women's legs!

"All My Sorrow"

This is the only book

I've ever written.

Read it tonight!

I will.

I'm lonely.

But I don't know why.

What is the reason for

my loneliness?

In vain I gave it a lot of

thought.

I looked for the reason.

Do you understand?

Perfectly!

Do you understand my lonely life?

I do, Master.

- I'm lonely.

- Yes.

- I'm so lonely.

- Yes, Master!

- You shall be my apprentice!

- Yes!

Then my training began.

I could endure it for Maria.

Hold the camera.

- Go for it.

- Yes.

Watch me.

Use a rope to get

a peek-a-panty!

Good.

The moment that the target

isn't looking...

He's good!

My turn!

- He's bad.

- Next!

Use a Kung fu technique to steal a

snapshot!

Very good.

Go for a spin with

a radio controlled camera car!

Use the three section staff and

get a close-up of the bush!

That's good.

The art of voyeur photos is known

as "Tosatsu."

- Tosatsu...

- It means to steal with photos.

It's a divine act.

Any act of holiness will

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Sion Sono

Sion Sono (園 子温, Sono Shion, born December 18, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker, author and poet. Best known on the festival circuit for the film Love Exposure (2008), he has been called "the most subversive filmmaker working in Japanese cinema today". more…

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