Love Exposure vs Shortbus
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.3/10 for Shortbus). Shortbus is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 3h 57m. Shortbus is the older of the two (2006 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Love Exposure
Shortbus| Love Exposure | Shortbus | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2006 |
| Length | 3h 57m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | John Cameron Mitchell |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka | Paul Dawson, Mickey Cottrell, David Pittu, Sook-Yin Lee, PJ DeBoy |
Synopsis
Love Exposure
The story of a teenage boy named Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while operating for the sake of sin as an "up-skirt" photographer. 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.
Shortbus
In post-9/11 New York City, an eclectic group of citizens find their lives entangled, personally, romantically, and sexually, at Shortbus, an underground Brooklyn salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.
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