Sion Sono
b. 1961 (age 65)
Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan
Actor
Director
Writer
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
Filmography
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Maybe Woohoo
2022 Writer
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★ 4.2
Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021 Director
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Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend
2021 Actor
Self
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★ 7.1
Red Post on Escher Street
2020 Director
Writer
Composer
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★ 6.9
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
2020 Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
Kokoduna 19-ji
2020 Director
Writer
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State of Emergency
2020 Writer
Composer
Director
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★ 6.2
The Forest of Love
2019 Director
Writer
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★ 5.0
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018 Director
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★ 5.5
Red Blade
2018 Writer
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★ 6.2
ami.exe · 2nd atom
2018 Actor
The Dream Man
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★ 6.3
Antiporno
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 5.9
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
2017 Director
Writer
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★ 5.4
Shinjuku Swan II
2017 Director
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★ 7.0
Ami. exe
2017 Actor
The Dream Man
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★ 8.9
Love Exposure (Television Version)
2017 Director
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★ 6.0
Re:Born
2016 Writer
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★ 6.5
The Whispering Star
2016 Director
Writer
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★ 5.5
Madly
2016 Director
Writer
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★ 6.7
The Sion Sono
2016 Self
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★ 6.1
Tag
2015 Director
Writer
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★ 6.8
Love & Peace
2015 Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
Shinjuku Swan
2015 Director
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★ 5.4
Everyone Is Psychic!: The Movie
2015 Director
Writer
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★ 5.6
Minna! Esper Dayo!: Bangai hen Esper Miyako e iku
2015 Director
Writer
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★ 5.6
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
2015 Director
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★ 6.4
Tokyo Tribe
2014 Director
Writer
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Hôsô kinshi de naze warui: Making 'Tokyo Tribes'
2014 Self
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★ 7.1
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013 Director
Writer
Composer
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★ 5.6
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013 Self
Director
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★ 7.0
Everyone Is Psychic!
2013 Director
Writer
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★ 6.6
The Land of Hope
2012 Director
Writer
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★ 6.4
Bad Film
2012 Actor
Director
Writer
Shiro Kita
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★ 5.2
Kenkichi
2012 Director
Writer
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Nippon Dandy
2012 Self
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Nobuyoshi Araki at work by Sono Sion
2012 Director
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★ 6.8
Guilty of Romance
2011 Director
Writer
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★ 7.1
Himizu
2011 Director
Writer
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★ 7.1
Cold Fish
2010 Director
Writer
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★ 7.2
Karma
2010 Writer
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★ 6.9
Be Sure to Share
2009 Director
Writer
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★ 6.2
Make the Last Wish
2009 Director
Writer
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★ 8.0
Love Exposure
2008 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
Exte: Hair Extensions
2007 Director
Writer
Composer
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★ 7.6
Before Prescription Police
2007 Actor
Director
Writer
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★ 7.5
Prescription Police
2006 Director
Writer
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★ 6.2
Balloon Club Revisited
2006 Director
Writer
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★ 6.9
Strange Circus
2005 Director
Writer
Composer
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★ 7.0
Noriko's Dinner Table
2005 Director
Writer
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★ 6.7
Hazard
2005 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
Into a Dream
2005 Director
Writer
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★ 4.1
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
2004 Director
Writer
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★ 5.3
Father's Day
2003 Director
Writer
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Prom Night
2002 Director
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★ 6.5
Suicide Club
2001 Director
Writer
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★ 6.0
0cm4
2001 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
The Real Body
2000 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 4.0
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Urns with the Female Body
2000 Actor
Director
Writer
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Depression
1999 Director
Writer
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Kôshoku Fûfu: Susutte Hoshii
1999 Actor
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★ 4.9
Phallus: The Man
1998 Director
Writer
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★ 5.7
Wind
1998 Director
Writer
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★ 6.3
I Am Keiko
1997 Director
Writer
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★ 3.2
Vagina and Virgin
1995 Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 6.1
The Room
1992 Director
Writer
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I Hate You... Not
1991 Actor
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★ 5.4
Bicycle Sighs
1990 Actor
Director
Writer
Shiro
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★ 4.4
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
1988 Actor
Director
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Endless Love
1988 Cinematographer
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★ 4.8
A Man's Flower Road
1987 Actor
Director
Writer
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★ 4.6
Love
1986 Actor
Director
Writer
Cinematographer
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★ 4.9
Happiness Avenue
1986 Actor
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★ 5.2
I Am Sono Sion!
1985 Self
Director
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★ 5.2
Love Songs
1984 Actor
Director
Writer