# Love Exposure (2008)

> A four-hour Japanese fever dream where Catholic guilt, erotic obsession, cult manipulation, and adolescent love collide in ecstatic melodrama.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17367

## Facts

- Runtime: 237 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Director: Sion Sono
- Cast: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Ando, Makiko Watanabe, Atsuro Watabe, Yutaka Shimizu, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka
- TMDB rating: 7.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1128075/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: bombastic, transgressive, frantic, ambitious arthouse viewing, cult film marathon

## Synopsis

A chaotic exploration of love and identity unfolds in a world where desire knows no bounds.

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