Sion Sono

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Sion Sono

Born December 18, 1961 Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan96 credits

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".

Known For

Possibly, Huh Huh

Possibly, Huh Huh

Movie

2022

Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend

Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend

TV

2021

Prisoners of the Ghostland
5.0

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Movie

2021

Red Post on Escher Street
7.4

Red Post on Escher Street

Movie

2020

The Lonely 19:00

The Lonely 19:00

Movie

2020

State of Emergency
7.8

State of Emergency

Movie

2020

Filmography

Possibly, Huh Huh
2022Possibly, Huh HuhWriterMovie
Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend
2021Kinnikuman: The Lost Legendas SelfTV
Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021Prisoners of the GhostlandDirectorMovie
Red Post on Escher Street
2020Red Post on Escher StreetDirectorMovie
The Lonely 19:00
2020The Lonely 19:00DirectorMovie
State of Emergency
2020State of EmergencyDirectorMovie
Crazy Samurai Musashi
2020Crazy Samurai MusashiWriterMovie
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
2020The Forest of Love: Deep CutDirectorTV
The Forest of Love
2019The Forest of LoveDirectorMovie
Red Blade
2018Red BladeWriterMovie
Dream Breaker
2018Dream BreakerExecutive ProducerMovie
ami. exe・2nd atom
2018ami. exe・2nd atomas The Dream ManMovie
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018The Bastard and the Beautiful WorldDirectorMovie
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
2017Tokyo Vampire HotelDirectorMovie
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
2017Tokyo Vampire HotelDirectorTV
ami. exe
2017ami. exeas The Dream ManMovie
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
2017Love Exposure: The TV-ShowDirectorTV
Antiporno
2017AntipornoDirectorMovie
Shinjuku Swan II
2017Shinjuku Swan IIDirectorMovie
The Sion Sono
2016The Sion Sonoas SelfMovie
Madly
2016MadlyDirectorMovie
Making of Antiporno
2016Making of Antipornoas selfMovie
The Whispering Star
2015The Whispering StarDirectorMovie
The Virgin Psychics
2015The Virgin PsychicsDirectorMovie
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
2015All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~DirectorMovie
みんな!エスパーだよ! ～欲望だらけのラブ・ウォーズ～
2015みんな!エスパーだよ! ～欲望だらけのラブ・ウォーズ～DirectorTV
Love & Peace
2015Love & PeaceDirectorMovie
Making of Tokyo Tribe
2015Making of Tokyo Tribeas SelfMovie
Shinjuku Swan
2015Shinjuku SwanDirectorMovie
Tag
2015TagDirectorMovie
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
2015All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to Cityas CameoMovie
Tokyo Tribe
2014Tokyo TribeDirectorMovie
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013Why Don't You Play in Hell?DirectorMovie
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013Venice 70: Future Reloadedas Self (segment Sion Sono)Movie
M
2013Making of Land of Hopeas SelfMovie
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
2013Minna! ESPer Dayo!TV
The Land of Hope
2012The Land of HopeWriterMovie
BAD FILM
2012BAD FILMas ShiroMovie
Making of Himizu
2012Making of Himizuas SelfMovie
Tokyo Gagaga
2012Tokyo Gagagaas selfMovie
Himizu
2012HimizuDirectorMovie
Guilty of Romance
2011Guilty of RomanceDirectorMovie
Cold Fish
2011Cold FishDirectorMovie
K
2010KarmaWriterMovie
Making of Love Exposure
2010Making of Love Exposureas SelfMovie
Be Sure to Share
2009Be Sure to ShareDirectorMovie
Make the Last Wish
2009Make the Last WishWriterMovie
Love Exposure
2008Love ExposureDirectorMovie
Tokyo Gore Police
2008Tokyo Gore PoliceMovie
The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table
2008The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Tableas HimselfMovie
Himiko-san
2007Himiko-sanMovie
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2007The Insects Unlisted in the EncyclopediaMovie
Exte: Hair Extensions
2007Exte: Hair ExtensionsDirectorMovie
Balloon Club Revisited
2006Balloon Club RevisitedDirectorMovie
Teruo Ishii Fan Club
2006Teruo Ishii Fan ClubMovie
Damejin
2006Damejinas Golden Child (voice)Movie
Time Limit Investigator
2006Time Limit InvestigatorWriterTV
Strange Circus
2005Strange CircusDirectorMovie
Hazard
2005HazardDirectorMovie
Noriko's Dinner Table
2005Noriko's Dinner TableDirectorMovie
Into a Dream
2005Into a DreamDirectorMovie
Strange Days: The Making of Strange Circus
2005Strange Days: The Making of Strange CircusMovie
Making of Hazard
2005Making of Hazardas himselfMovie
HAZARDOUS: An interview with Sion Sono
2005HAZARDOUS: An interview with Sion Sonoas SelfMovie
When I Grow Up
2004When I Grow UpDirectorMovie
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
2004No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2DirectorMovie
Virtual Love
2004Virtual Loveas MasaoMovie
No Memory Woman
2004No Memory WomanDirectorMovie
Love Doctor
2004Love DoctorDirectorMovie
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
2004Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film CollectionDirectorMovie
Jun Natsukawa - Virtual Love Behind-the-Scenes
2004Jun Natsukawa - Virtual Love Behind-the-Scenesas himselfMovie
Woman in the Viewfinder
2003Woman in the ViewfinderDirectorMovie
Father's Day
2003Father's DayDirectorMovie
Suicide Club
2001Suicide ClubDirectorMovie
0cm⁴
20010cm⁴DirectorMovie
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
2001Blind Beast vs Killer DwarfMovie
Utsushimi
2000UtsushimiDirectorMovie
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body
2000Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Bodyas TetsuyaMovie
Horny Couple: Wants to Sip
1999Horny Couple: Wants to SipMovie
Phallus: The Man
1998Phallus: The ManDirectorMovie
Wind
1998WindDirectorMovie
I Am Keiko
1997I Am KeikoDirectorMovie
Vagina & Virgin
1995Vagina & VirginDirectorMovie
Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
1994Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empireas SelfMovie
Heaven's Trumpet
1994Heaven's TrumpetMovie
The Room
1992The RoomDirectorMovie
I Hate You... Not
1991I Hate You... NotMovie
Bicycle Sighs
1990Bicycle Sighsas ShiroMovie
Reflect On That Boys
1989Reflect On That BoysMovie
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
1988Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys DormMovie
A Man's Flower Road
1987A Man's Flower Roadas The Man in the Red CoatMovie
Love
1986LoveMovie
Happiness Avenue
1986Happiness AvenueMovie
I Am Sono Sion!
1985I Am Sono Sion!as HimselfMovie
L
1984Love SongMovie
T
—The Man From GoodbyeDirectorMovie