The Forest of Love

Ashikawa, Japan. Summer. A disused water hose. Two young women haunted by a shared tragedy find themselves pawns of a manipulative gangster. A film crew documents everything. Sono at his most deplorable.

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Sion Sono directed The Forest of Love in 2019. See Sion Sono's full filmography, where to start with Sion Sono, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sion Sono.

The Forest of Love was released in 2019 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 151 minutes.