Love Exposure Page #5

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
1,380 Views


He's a horny a**hole.

Patti Smith, The Nolan's,

The Runaways, Joan Jett and

the Pretenders.

They are all women.

Except for Kurt Cobain,

oh, God I love him.

All other men are scum,

especially the a**hole.

Every single day, I screamed

and screamed!

When I got tired of screaming

I picked fights with men.

I beat the sh*t out of them.

They are my enemies.

All men are my enemies.

Men! Men! Men! Die!

The broken alarm clock.

The cracked clock with

the blood stain.

Time stopped for me then.

All men became my enemies

from then on.

Look at me.

I won't.

- Look at me.

- I won't!

I know you love me.

Like Mother Theresa said...

"Hatred is one way to express love."

Liar.

It's true.

We're family, okay?

Really, I want to f*** you.

But I have to play the role

of a good father.

So I keep providing you with mothers.

But you're the one I love the most.

Bullshit!

Don't f*** with me!

You f***er!

From then on

all men became my enemies.

They're all enemies.

Men are my enemies.

My daily routine was to fight

off invisible enemies.

How're you doing?

- Good.

- You hate men that much?

Yeah.

I think you should...

have your hair like this.

- Punk!

- Punk!

I grew to like Kaori.

I don't know why.

She always seems so exposed.

Exposed to what?

Exposed to love maybe.

This is a news bulletin.

Without warning, youths have begun

rioting in Tokyo.

As we speak, there are riots in

Shibuya, Harajuku and other areas.

Some are armed and have opened fire

into the crowd...

There's always a war on.

And I'm the only one

who knows it.

An invisible war.

The war that nobody knows is on.

It seemed natural that Kaori

became my best friend.

Not a mother, but a friend.

How about this?

I love it.

You might not believe this,

but I'm a Christian.

You mean you believe in God?

Right.

Is God cool?

It's not about God.

In Christianity, Jesus is the man.

Jesus...

Know anything about him?

No.

He's super cool, you know?

Better than your Kurt Cobain.

Men are scum but

Kurt is an exception.

Kaori made me read the Book about

someone cooler than Kurt.

"The New Testament"

And I thought to myself that

I could accept a man like Jesus.

So cool! Can he be real?

I confessed everything I could

possibly think of to Jesus.

Even about when the a**hole

touched me when I was little.

But Jesus, I resisted him

and did not have sex.

If he came to me now,

I could beat him up!

Jesus, I approve of you as the only

cool man besides Kurt Cobain

I decided to expose myself more

like Kaori.

It's okay, isn't it?

Give her the exact same one.

I got the same tattoo as Kaori.

I went for a drive with Kaori.

I love Jesus Christ!

I danced with Kaori.

I'm bored with your father.

She wanted to go back with

her old lover.

- Can I come?

- I would go wherever she went.

I wanted to escape from the

silly old dream I always had.

It's a cheap B-movie dream,

starring the a**hole.

I protect my younger self.

Jesus and Kaori will free me

from the a**hole.

The guy who introduced me to Jesus

is at this place we're going.

Let's go!

He's not quite as cool as

Jesus or Kurt but...

I'm kind of stuck on him.

Promise me one thing.

Be my friend, not my mother.

Why's that?

I don't want any more family.

I've had enough!

You're free to do anything with men.

But don't make him my father.

Don't worry.

It's okay then.

You're free to dance with any man.

I'm free to dance as I please.

I'm free to dance with Kaori.

Next day,

we visited Kaori's ex-lover.

Recent events made me realise that

I committed a sin of neglect.

Because I was unaware of something...

It came as a shock to me to notice

that I'd hurt someone badly.

He was so not attractive.

But Kaori loved him so it was fine.

The boring sermon ended.

Yoko, go home first.

Go for it.

Go get him, Kaori.

I have a confession to make.

Father, please.

Okay.

I want to start over with you.

I'm a stupid woman.

I'm hopeless, I'm aware of that.

But I just have to get back with you.

Ever since I left you, I've been

losing faith in God.

When I was with you I could feel

Him close... I miss God.

I miss you.

Can you forgive this stupid woman?

You're not confessing to God...

This is a place to confess to God.

Don't act like it's not about you!

Be a man.

Remember me? You said I was

some woman!

This is a church and I'm a priest!

I'm sorry, Father...

But I can't stop myself from

wanting you, Father.

I always fantasise about sleeping

in your strong arms.

Please forgive me for that.

Pray to God.

I will, so forgive me.

Lord forgives any sin.

Will you forgive me?

Not me, the Lord...

Father! Father!

- Father!

- What do you want?

Thank you for responding.

Do you have a little time for me?

The confession's over.

Don't act like it's not about you!

I'm God's shepherd!

Stop it! Stop it!

How familiar this is...

We're in the church!

Meet me outside!

Get out of here.

I'm sorry!

It's filthy!

Filthy?

Let me go! Stop it!

Tetsu, I'm lovesick for you

- Stop it!

- Stop it!

Tetsu... Tetsu...

Tetsu, I love you!

I love you!

Tetsu, I love you!

Tetsu, don't leave me!

Don't leave me!

I won't let you!

What's she doing?

- Father.

- Stop it! - Father!

Stop that now!

- Don't!

- Love you!

- Stop!

- I love you!

Stop it!

You're so selfish!

After what you put me through?

I was wondering everyday.

When would my Maria come?

I photographed millions of panties.

But none gave me a hard-on.

None of them was Maria.

I saw the woman at the church.

I knew something was happening.

I'll move back here.

Dad came back. Why?

There's someone I want you to meet.

- It's been a while!

- Something was happening.

How have you been?

I could feel it.

Hell was on its way back.

Introduce me to your Maria.

Promise me.

I'd been searching for my Maria

taking panty photos and

getting hit by Dad.

Dad was suddenly friendly.

- Is it delicious?

- Yes.

He was eating meals with me...

And the fateful day arrived.

- What do you think of the Priest?

- Like what?

I want us all to become

a family.

A family.

I want to be your real mother.

- No!

- What's wrong?

I have had enough of families!

Hey!

Do what you like with any guy

but I don't want a family!

What's wrong with you?

Shut up!

Yoko!

I just kept walking away...

Shut up!

Going in the direction of my destiny.

I didn't care anymore. I knew

Dad would get back with that slut.

It's an ultra special royal flush!

Who gives a damn?

So I put a wig on.

And I walked to where my

destiny waited.

I stood where destiny was waiting.

Look, what we've got here!

Come with us.

Come with us!

Cut it out!

Don't be cruel, come play with us.

I'll take you on!

Good, I'll make you sorry!

Come on, come on, come on!

Yu, maybe it's your big chance.

I was just joking!

They were all my enemies.

My enemies on a silver platter

and I'd eat them all up.

Chapter 4 - Miss Scorpion

Who is she?

Who is she...?

Who's that helping me fight?

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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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