Sion Sono

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".

Most Famous Work

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Prisoners of the Ghostland

(2021) Director

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Tag

(2015) Screenplay

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Antiporno

(2017) Screenplay

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Guilty of Romance

(2011) Writer

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Love Exposure

(2009) Writer

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Cold Fish

(2011) Screenplay

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Time Limit Investigator

(2006) Writer

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The Virgin Psychics

(2015) Screenplay

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Himself	Kinnikuman The Lost Legend 2021-10-08 TV Show
2018	The Dream Man	ami. exe・2nd atom 2018-04-21 Movie
2017	The Dream Man	ami. exe 2017-02-23 Movie
2016	Self	The Sion Sono 2016-05-14 Movie
	self	Making of Antiporno 2016-03-02 Movie
2013	N/A	Minna! ESPer Dayo! 2013-04-12 TV Show
2012	Shiro	BAD FILM 2012-09-17 Movie
	Self	Making of Himizu 2012-08-06 Movie
	self	Tokyo Gagaga 2012-03-03 Movie
2010	Self	Making of Love Exposure 2010-01-25 Movie
2008	N/A	Tokyo Gore Police 2008-10-03 Movie
	Himself	The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table 2008-05-27 Movie
2007	N/A	The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia 2007-06-23 Movie
2006	N/A	Teruo Ishii Fan Club 2006-08-12 Movie
	(voice)	Damejin 2006-07-01 Movie
2005	N/A	Strange Days: The Making of Strange Circus 2005-06-09 Movie
	himself	Making of Hazard 2005-03-03 Movie
	Self	HAZARDOUS: An interview with Sion Sono 2005-03-03 Movie
2004	himself	Jun Natsukawa - Virtual Love Behind-the-Scenes 2004-03-03 Movie
2001	N/A	Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer 2001-06-24 Movie
2000	N/A	Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body 2000-02-07 Movie
1999	N/A	Horny Couple: Wants to Sip 1999-01-16 Movie
1994	Himself	Otaku 1994-12-01 Movie
	N/A	Heaven's Trumpet 1994-01-01 Movie
1991	N/A	I Hate You... Not 1991-03-02 Movie
1990	Shiro	Bicycle Sighs 1990-05-12 Movie
1989	N/A	Reflect On That Boys 1989-03-01 Movie
1988	N/A	Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm 1988-11-30 Movie
1987	N/A	A Man's Flower Road 1987-06-03 Movie
1986	N/A	Love 1986-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Happiness Avenue 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Himself	I Am Sono Sion! 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	N/A	Love Song 1984-06-12 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Director	Prisoners of the Ghostland 2021-08-31 Movie
2020	Director	Red Post on Escher Street 2020-10-01 Movie
	Director	State of Emergency 2020-08-28 Movie
	Director	The Lonely 19:00 2020-08-28 Movie
	Director	The Forest of Love: Deep Cut 2020-04-30 TV Show
2019	Director	The Forest of Love 2019-10-11 Movie
2018	Director	The Bastard and the Beautiful World 2018-04-06 Movie
2017	Director	Tokyo Vampire Hotel 2017-11-16 Movie
	Director	Tokyo Vampire Hotel 2017-06-16 TV Show
	Director	Love Exposure: The TV-Show 2017-02-04 TV Show
	Director	Antiporno 2017-01-28 Movie
	Director	Shinjuku Swan II 2017-01-21 Movie
2016	Director	Madly 2016-04-14 Movie
2015	Director	The Whispering Star 2015-09-10 Movie
	Director	The Virgin Psychics 2015-09-04 Movie
	Director	Love & Peace 2015-06-26 Movie
	Director	Shinjuku Swan 2015-05-30 Movie
	Director	Tag 2015-05-11 Movie
	Director	All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City 2015-04-03 Movie
2014	Director	Tokyo Tribe 2014-08-30 Movie
2013	Director	Why Don't You Play in Hell? 2013-09-14 Movie
	Director	Venice 70: Future Reloaded 2013-07-31 Movie
	Director	Minna! ESPer Dayo! 2013-04-12 TV Show
2012	Director	The Land of Hope 2012-10-20 Movie
	Director	BAD FILM 2012-09-17 Movie
2011	Director	Guilty of Romance 2011-09-30 Movie
	Director	Himizu 2011-09-05 Movie
	Director	Cold Fish 2011-01-29 Movie
2010	Script Supervisor	Karma 2010-07-21 Movie
2009	Director	Be Sure to Share 2009-06-01 Movie
	Director	Love Exposure 2009-01-31 Movie
	Director	Make the Last Wish 2009-01-09 Movie
2007	Director	Exte: Hair Extensions 2007-02-17 Movie
2006	Director	Balloon Club Revisited 2006-12-23 Movie
	Director	Time Limit Investigator 2006-01-13 TV Show
2005	Director	Strange Circus 2005-12-24 Movie
	Director	Hazard 2005-11-05 Movie
	Director	Noriko's Dinner Table 2005-09-23 Movie
	Director	Into a Dream 2005-06-11 Movie
2004	Director	No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2 2004-06-04 Movie
	Director	When I Grow Up 2004-06-04 Movie
	Director	Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection 2004-04-23 Movie
	Director	No Memory Woman 2004-04-23 Movie
	Director	Woman in the Viewfinder 2004-04-23 Movie
	Director	Virtual Love 2004-04-23 Movie
	Director	Love Doctor 2004-04-23 Movie
2003	Director	Father's Day 2003-06-01 Movie
2001	Director	Suicide Club 2001-10-29 Movie
	Director	0cm⁴ 2001-07-14 Movie
2000	Director	Utsushimi 2000-12-18 Movie
	Director	Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body 2000-02-07 Movie
1998	Director	Phallus: The Man 1998-10-17 Movie
	Director	Wind 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Director	I Am Keiko 1997-11-12 Movie
1995	Director	Vagina & Virgin 1995-01-01 Movie
1992	Director	The Room 1992-04-22 Movie
1990	Director	Bicycle Sighs 1990-05-12 Movie
1989	Director	Reflect On That Boys 1989-03-01 Movie
1988	Director	Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm 1988-11-30 Movie
1987	Director	A Man's Flower Road 1987-06-03 Movie
1986	Director	Love 1986-01-01 Movie
1985	Director	I Am Sono Sion! 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	Director	Love Song 1984-06-12 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Producer	AMI.exe 2021-05-01 Movie
2018	Executive Producer	Dream Breaker 2018-11-09 Movie
2017	Producer	Antiporno 2017-01-28 Movie
2011	Casting	YOU+ME=LOVE 2011-02-26 Movie
2010	Executive Producer	Karma 2010-07-21 Movie
1997	Producer	I Am Keiko 1997-11-12 Movie
1985	Producer	I Am Sono Sion! 1985-01-01 Movie
	Director of Operations	東京ガガガ Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Editor	Red Post on Escher Street 2020-10-01 Movie
	Editor	The Lonely 19:00 2020-08-28 Movie
	Editor	The Forest of Love: Deep Cut 2020-04-30 TV Show
2019	Editor	The Forest of Love 2019-10-11 Movie
2001	Editor	0cm⁴ 2001-07-14 Movie
2000	Editor	Utsushimi 2000-12-18 Movie
1997	Editor	I Am Keiko 1997-11-12 Movie
1992	Editor	The Room 1992-04-22 Movie
1987	Editor	A Man's Flower Road 1987-06-03 Movie
1985	Editor	I Am Sono Sion! 1985-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Writer	Red Post on Escher Street 2020-10-01 Movie
	Writer	The Lonely 19:00 2020-08-28 Movie
	Writer	Crazy Samurai Musashi 2020-08-21 Movie
	Screenplay	The Forest of Love: Deep Cut 2020-04-30 TV Show
2019	Screenplay	The Forest of Love 2019-10-11 Movie
2018	Writer	Red Blade 2018-12-15 Movie
2017	Writer	Tokyo Vampire Hotel 2017-11-16 Movie
	Writer	Tokyo Vampire Hotel 2017-06-16 TV Show
	Writer	Love Exposure: The TV-Show 2017-02-04 TV Show
	Screenplay	Antiporno 2017-01-28 Movie
2016	Screenplay	Madly 2016-04-14 Movie
	Story	Madly 2016-04-14 Movie
2015	Writer	The Whispering Star 2015-09-10 Movie
	Screenplay	The Virgin Psychics 2015-09-04 Movie
	Writer	Love & Peace 2015-06-26 Movie
	Screenplay	Tag 2015-05-11 Movie
	Teleplay	All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City 2015-04-03 Movie
2014	Screenplay	Tokyo Tribe 2014-08-30 Movie
2013	Writer	Why Don't You Play in Hell? 2013-09-14 Movie
	Writer	Minna! ESPer Dayo! 2013-04-12 TV Show
2012	Writer	The Land of Hope 2012-10-20 Movie
	Screenplay	BAD FILM 2012-09-17 Movie
2011	Writer	Guilty of Romance 2011-09-30 Movie
	Screenplay	Himizu 2011-09-05 Movie
	Screenplay	Cold Fish 2011-01-29 Movie
2010	Writer	Karma 2010-07-21 Movie
2009	Writer	Be Sure to Share 2009-06-01 Movie
	Writer	Love Exposure 2009-01-31 Movie
	Writer	Make the Last Wish 2009-01-09 Movie
2007	Screenplay	Exte: Hair Extensions 2007-02-17 Movie
2006	Writer	Balloon Club Revisited 2006-12-23 Movie
	Writer	Time Limit Investigator 2006-01-13 TV Show
2005	Author	Strange Circus 2005-12-24 Movie
	Writer	Strange Circus 2005-12-24 Movie
	Screenplay	Hazard 2005-11-05 Movie
	Writer	Noriko's Dinner Table 2005-09-23 Movie
	Writer	Into a Dream 2005-06-11 Movie
2004	Screenplay	No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2 2004-06-04 Movie
	Screenplay	Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection 2004-04-23 Movie
2001	Writer	Suicide Club 2001-10-29 Movie
	Writer	0cm⁴ 2001-07-14 Movie
2000	Writer	Utsushimi 2000-12-18 Movie
	Writer	Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body 2000-02-07 Movie
1998	Writer	Phallus: The Man 1998-10-17 Movie
	Writer	Wind 1998-01-01 Movie
1997	Writer	I Am Keiko 1997-11-12 Movie
1992	Writer	The Room 1992-04-22 Movie
1990	Writer	Bicycle Sighs 1990-05-12 Movie
1988	Writer	Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm 1988-11-30 Movie
1987	Writer	A Man's Flower Road 1987-06-03 Movie
1985	Screenplay	I Am Sono Sion! 1985-01-01 Movie
1984	Writer	Love Song 1984-06-12 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2020	Creator	The Forest of Love: Deep Cut 2020-04-30 TV Show
2017	Creator	Tokyo Vampire Hotel 2017-06-16 TV Show
	Creator	Love Exposure: The TV-Show 2017-02-04 TV Show
2013	Creator	Minna! ESPer Dayo! 2013-04-12 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2013	Music	Why Don't You Play in Hell? 2013-09-14 Movie
2007	Original Music Composer	Exte: Hair Extensions 2007-02-17 Movie
2005	Original Music Composer	Strange Circus 2005-12-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2000	Camera Operator	Utsushimi 2000-12-18 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	ENDLESS LOVE 1988-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1997	Art Direction	I Am Keiko 1997-11-12 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv