Love Exposure vs Year of the Dog
Love Exposure has the higher audience score (8/10 against 5.5/10 for Year of the Dog). Year of the Dog is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 3h 57m. Year of the Dog is the older of the two (2007 against 2009). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Love Exposure
Year of the Dog| Love Exposure | Year of the Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2007 |
| Length | 3h 57m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Mike White |
| Main cast | Hikari Mitsushima, Atsuro Watabe, Makiko Watanabe, Hiroyuki Onoue, Tasuku Nagaoka | Peter Sarsgaard, Tom McCarthy, Molly Shannon, Regina King, Audrey Wasilewski |
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.
Year of the Dog
A secretary's life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies.
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