Japan Synopsis
愛のむきだし
“Give it to me.”
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.
Audience Engagement
386 audience reviews — more than 92% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (92th percentile) outruns trending popularity (60th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Other Titles From Omega Project
Action + Comedy in Japan
429 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Love Exposure itself).
The 2008–2010 Japan Window
Among 386 Japan films we catalog from this window, Love Exposure places #32 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Love Exposure premiered alongside 123 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 123 other Japan films in 2009.
The 2159th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Love Exposure, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- transvestite · 4
- tough girl · 3
- underwear · 2
- japanese girl hero · 1
- cult · 12
- love · 123
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #532 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (88th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.1 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #236 of 1,714 (top 14%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Omega Project |
| Runtime | 3h 56m |
| Release Date | January 31, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1128075 |
| Official Site | www.ai-muki.com |