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Sion Sono

Directing 64 years old Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan ★ 2.8
Born: December 18, 1961

Biography

Sion Sono (園 子温 Sono Shion, born December 18, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker, author and poet. Best known on the festival circuit for the film Love Exposure (2008), he has been called "the most subversive filmmaker working in Japanese cinema today".

External Links

🌐 Official Website 🎬 IMDb

Known For

Tag
Tag Director 2015
Guilty of Romance
Guilty of Romance Director 2011
Phallus: The Man
Phallus: The Man Director 1998
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded Director 2013
Time Limit Investigator
Time Limit Investigator Director 2006

Filmography

Acting Credits (39)

Directing Credits (66)

Prisoners of the Ghostland
Prisoners of the Ghostland Director 2021
Red Post on Escher Street
Red Post on Escher Street Director 2020
The Lonely 19:00
The Lonely 19:00 Director 2020
State of Emergency
State of Emergency Director 2020
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut Director 2020
The Forest of Love
The Forest of Love Director 2019
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
The Bastard and the Beautiful World Director 2018
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Tokyo Vampire Hotel Director 2017
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Tokyo Vampire Hotel Director 2017
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
Love Exposure: The TV-Show Director 2017
Antiporno
Antiporno Director 2017
Shinjuku Swan II
Shinjuku Swan II Director 2017
Madly
Madly Director 2016
The Whispering Star
The Whispering Star Director 2015
The Virgin Psychics
The Virgin Psychics Director 2015
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~ Director 2015
みんな!エスパーだよ! ～欲望だらけのラブ・ウォーズ～
みんな!エスパーだよ! ～欲望だらけのラブ・ウォーズ～ Director 2015
Love & Peace
Love & Peace Director 2015
Shinjuku Swan
Shinjuku Swan Director 2015
Tag
Tag Director 2015
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City Director 2015
Tokyo Tribe
Tokyo Tribe Director 2014
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Why Don't You Play in Hell? Director 2013
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded Director 2013
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
Minna! ESPer Dayo! Director 2013
The Land of Hope
The Land of Hope Director 2012
BAD FILM
BAD FILM Director 2012
Tokyo Gagaga
Tokyo Gagaga Director 2012
Guilty of Romance
Guilty of Romance Director 2011
Himizu
Himizu Director 2011
Cold Fish
Cold Fish Director 2011
Karma
Karma Script Supervisor 2010
Be Sure to Share
Be Sure to Share Director 2009
Make the Last Wish
Make the Last Wish Director 2009
Love Exposure
Love Exposure Director 2008
Exte: Hair Extensions
Exte: Hair Extensions Director 2007
Balloon Club Revisited
Balloon Club Revisited Director 2006
Time Limit Investigator
Time Limit Investigator Director 2006
Strange Circus
Strange Circus Director 2005
Hazard
Hazard Director 2005
Noriko's Dinner Table
Noriko's Dinner Table Director 2005
Into a Dream
Into a Dream Director 2005
When I Grow Up
When I Grow Up Director 2004
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2 Director 2004
No Memory Woman
No Memory Woman Director 2004
Virtual Love
Virtual Love Director 2004
Love Doctor
Love Doctor Director 2004
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection Director 2004
Woman in the Viewfinder
Woman in the Viewfinder Director 2003
Father's Day
Father's Day Director 2003
Suicide Club
Suicide Club Director 2001
0cm⁴
0cm⁴ Director 2001
Utsushimi
Utsushimi Director 2000
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body Director 2000
Phallus: The Man
Phallus: The Man Director 1998
Wind
Wind Director 1998
I Am Keiko
I Am Keiko Director 1997
Vagina & Virgin
Vagina & Virgin Director 1995
The Room
The Room Director 1992
Bicycle Sighs
Bicycle Sighs Director 1990
Reflect On That Boys
Reflect On That Boys Director 1989
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm Director 1988
A Man's Flower Road
A Man's Flower Road Director 1987
Love
Love Director 1986
I Am Sono Sion!
I Am Sono Sion! Director 1985
Love Song
Love Song Director 1984

Writing Credits (58)

Possibly, Huh Huh
Possibly, Huh Huh Writer 2022
Red Post on Escher Street
Red Post on Escher Street Writer 2020
The Lonely 19:00
The Lonely 19:00 Writer 2020
Crazy Samurai Musashi
Crazy Samurai Musashi Writer 2020
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut Screenplay 2020
The Forest of Love
The Forest of Love Screenplay 2019
Red Blade
Red Blade Writer 2018
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Tokyo Vampire Hotel Writer 2017
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Tokyo Vampire Hotel Writer 2017
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
Love Exposure: The TV-Show Writer 2017
Antiporno
Antiporno Screenplay 2017
RE:BORN
RE:BORN Screenplay 2016
Madly
Madly Screenplay 2016
Madly
Madly Story 2016
The Whispering Star
The Whispering Star Writer 2015
The Virgin Psychics
The Virgin Psychics Screenplay 2015
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~ Writer 2015
Love & Peace
Love & Peace Writer 2015
Tag
Tag Screenplay 2015
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City Teleplay 2015
Tokyo Tribe
Tokyo Tribe Screenplay 2014
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Why Don't You Play in Hell? Writer 2013
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
Minna! ESPer Dayo! Writer 2013
The Land of Hope
The Land of Hope Writer 2012
BAD FILM
BAD FILM Screenplay 2012
BAD FILM
BAD FILM Idea 2012
BAD FILM
BAD FILM Story 2012
BAD FILM
BAD FILM Writer 2012
Guilty of Romance
Guilty of Romance Writer 2011
Himizu
Himizu Screenplay 2011
Cold Fish
Cold Fish Screenplay 2011
Karma
Karma Writer 2010
Be Sure to Share
Be Sure to Share Writer 2009
Make the Last Wish
Make the Last Wish Writer 2009
Love Exposure
Love Exposure Writer 2008
Exte: Hair Extensions
Exte: Hair Extensions Screenplay 2007
Balloon Club Revisited
Balloon Club Revisited Writer 2006
Time Limit Investigator
Time Limit Investigator Writer 2006
Strange Circus
Strange Circus Author 2005
Strange Circus
Strange Circus Writer 2005
Hazard
Hazard Screenplay 2005
Noriko's Dinner Table
Noriko's Dinner Table Writer 2005
Into a Dream
Into a Dream Writer 2005
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2 Screenplay 2004
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection Screenplay 2004
Suicide Club
Suicide Club Writer 2001
0cm⁴
0cm⁴ Writer 2001
Utsushimi
Utsushimi Writer 2000
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body Screenplay 2000
Phallus: The Man
Phallus: The Man Screenplay 1998
Wind
Wind Writer 1998
I Am Keiko
I Am Keiko Writer 1997
The Room
The Room Writer 1992
Bicycle Sighs
Bicycle Sighs Writer 1990
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm Writer 1988
A Man's Flower Road
A Man's Flower Road Writer 1987
I Am Sono Sion!
I Am Sono Sion! Screenplay 1985
Love Song
Love Song Writer 1984

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