Sion Sono

Directing

December 18, 1961 (64 years old)

Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan

Male

178 Movies

18 TV Shows

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".

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017 6.5

Director

Age 55 (now 64) 10 eps

10 eps

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017 6.5

Writer

Age 55 (now 64) 10 eps

10 eps

I Am Sono Sion!

1985 4.3

as Himself

Age 24 (now 64)

Bicycle Sighs

1990 6.0

as Shiro

Age 28 (now 64)

Love Song

1984 4.9

Age 22 (now 64)

Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body

2000 4.2

as Tetsuya

Age 38 (now 64)

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

2020 6.7

Director

Age 58 (now 64) 7 eps

7 eps

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

2020 6.7

Screenplay

Age 58 (now 64) 7 eps

7 eps

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

2020 6.7

Editor

Age 58 (now 64) 7 eps

7 eps

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

as Shiro

Age 50 (now 64)

Minna! ESPer Dayo!

2013 4.7

Age 51 (now 64) 12 eps

12 eps

Love

1986 3.3

Age 24 (now 64)

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

2001 3.8

Age 39 (now 64)

A Man's Flower Road

1987 4.2

as The Man in the Red Coat

Age 25 (now 64)

Minna! ESPer Dayo!

2013 4.7

Writer

Age 51 (now 64) 7 eps

7 eps

Love Exposure: The TV-Show

2017 4.9

Writer

Age 55 (now 64) 10 eps

10 eps

Possibly, Huh Huh

2022

Writer

Age 61 (now 64)

Prisoners of the Ghostland

2021 5.0

Director

Age 59 (now 64)

AMI.exe

2021

Producer

Age 59 (now 64)

Red Post on Escher Street

2020 7.4

Director

Age 58 (now 64)

Red Post on Escher Street

2020 7.4

Editor

Age 58 (now 64)

Red Post on Escher Street

2020 7.4

Writer

Age 58 (now 64)

State of Emergency

2020 7.8

Director

Age 58 (now 64)

The Lonely 19:00

2020

Director

Age 58 (now 64)

The Lonely 19:00

2020

Writer

Age 58 (now 64)

The Lonely 19:00

2020

Editor

Age 58 (now 64)

Crazy Samurai Musashi

2020 6.0

Writer

Age 58 (now 64)

The Forest of Love

2019 6.3

Editor

Age 57 (now 64)

The Forest of Love

2019 6.3

Director

Age 57 (now 64)

The Forest of Love

2019 6.3

Screenplay

Age 57 (now 64)

Red Blade

2018 4.7

Writer

Age 56 (now 64)

Dream Breaker

2018 3.0

Executive Producer

Age 56 (now 64)

ami. exe・2nd atom

2018

as The Dream Man

Age 56 (now 64)

The Bastard and the Beautiful World

2018 4.2

Director

Age 56 (now 64)

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017 6.1

Writer

Age 55 (now 64)

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017 6.1

Director

Age 55 (now 64)

ami. exe

2017 4.0

as The Dream Man

Age 55 (now 64)

Antiporno

2017 6.6

Producer

Age 55 (now 64)

Antiporno

2017 6.6

Director

Age 55 (now 64)

Antiporno

2017 6.6

Screenplay

Age 55 (now 64)

Shinjuku Swan II

2017 4.8

Director

Age 55 (now 64)

RE:BORN

2016 7.2

Screenplay

Age 54 (now 64)

The Sion Sono

2016 6.4

as Self

Age 54 (now 64)

Madly

2016 4.9

Screenplay

Age 54 (now 64)

Madly

2016 4.9

Director

Age 54 (now 64)

Madly

2016 4.9

Story

Age 54 (now 64)

Making of Antiporno

2016

as self

Age 54 (now 64)

The Whispering Star

2015 7.2

Director

Age 53 (now 64)

The Whispering Star

2015 7.2

Writer

Age 53 (now 64)

The Virgin Psychics

2015 5.4

Screenplay

Age 53 (now 64)

The Virgin Psychics

2015 5.4

Director

Age 53 (now 64)

All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~

2015 6.0

Director

Age 53 (now 64)

All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~

2015 6.0

Writer

Age 53 (now 64)

Love & Peace

2015 6.9

Director

Age 53 (now 64)

Love & Peace

2015 6.9

Writer

Age 53 (now 64)

Making of Tokyo Tribe

2015

as Self

Age 53 (now 64)

Shinjuku Swan

2015 5.5

Director

Age 53 (now 64)

Tag

2015 6.5

Screenplay

Age 53 (now 64)

Tag

2015 6.5

Director

Age 53 (now 64)

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City

2015 5.4

as Cameo

Age 53 (now 64)

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City

2015 5.4

Teleplay

Age 53 (now 64)

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City

2015 5.4

Director

Age 53 (now 64)

Tokyo Tribe

2014 6.5

Director

Age 52 (now 64)

Tokyo Tribe

2014 6.5

Screenplay

Age 52 (now 64)

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013 7.4

Director

Age 51 (now 64)

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013 7.4

Original Music Composer

Age 51 (now 64)

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013 7.4

Writer

Age 51 (now 64)

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013 5.1

as Self (segment Sion Sono)

Age 51 (now 64)

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013 5.1

Director

Age 51 (now 64)

Making of Land of Hope

2013

as Self

Age 51 (now 64)

The Land of Hope

2012 6.1

Writer

Age 50 (now 64)

The Land of Hope

2012 6.1

Director

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Writer

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Cinematography

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Producer

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

as Shiro

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Director of Photography

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Editor

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Director

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Idea

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Screenplay

Age 50 (now 64)

BAD FILM

2012 7.3

Story

Age 50 (now 64)

Making of Himizu

2012

as Self

Age 50 (now 64)

Tokyo Gagaga

2012

Director

Age 50 (now 64)

Tokyo Gagaga

2012

as self

Age 50 (now 64)

Himizu

2012 7.0

Screenplay

Age 50 (now 64)

Himizu

2012 7.0

Director

Age 50 (now 64)

浪漫之罪

2011 7.0

Director

Age 49 (now 64)

Guilty of Romance

2011 6.9

Director

Age 49 (now 64)

Guilty of Romance

2011 6.9

Writer

Age 49 (now 64)

YOU+ME=LOVE

2011

Casting

Age 49 (now 64)

Cold Fish

2011 6.9

Director

Age 49 (now 64)

Cold Fish

2011 6.9

Screenplay

Age 49 (now 64)

Karma

2010

Writer

Age 48 (now 64)

Karma

2010

Script Supervisor

Age 48 (now 64)

Karma

2010

Executive Producer

Age 48 (now 64)

Making of Love Exposure

2010 7.0

as Self

Age 48 (now 64)

Be Sure to Share

2009 6.5

Writer

Age 47 (now 64)

Be Sure to Share

2009 6.5

Director

Age 47 (now 64)

Make the Last Wish

2009 6.2

Director

Age 47 (now 64)

Make the Last Wish

2009 6.2

Writer

Age 47 (now 64)

Love Exposure

2008 7.9

Writer

Age 46 (now 64)

Love Exposure

2008 7.9

Director

Age 46 (now 64)

Tokyo Gore Police

2008 6.0

Age 46 (now 64)

The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table

2008

as Himself

Age 46 (now 64)

Himiko-san

2007

Age 45 (now 64)

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

2007 6.8

Age 45 (now 64)

Exte: Hair Extensions

2007 5.9

Screenplay

Age 45 (now 64)

Exte: Hair Extensions

2007 5.9

Director

Age 45 (now 64)

Exte: Hair Extensions

2007 5.9

Original Music Composer

Age 45 (now 64)

Balloon Club Revisited

2006 6.7

Writer

Age 45 (now 64)

Balloon Club Revisited

2006 6.7

Director

Age 45 (now 64)

Teruo Ishii Fan Club

2006

Age 44 (now 64)

Damejin

2006 5.0

as Golden Child (voice)

Age 44 (now 64)

Strange Circus

2005 7.2

Author

Age 44 (now 64)

Strange Circus

2005 7.2

Director

Age 44 (now 64)

Strange Circus

2005 7.2

Original Music Composer

Age 44 (now 64)

Strange Circus

2005 7.2

Writer

Age 44 (now 64)

Hazard

2005 6.6

Director

Age 43 (now 64)

Hazard

2005 6.6

Screenplay

Age 43 (now 64)

Noriko's Dinner Table

2005 6.9

Director

Age 43 (now 64)

Noriko's Dinner Table

2005 6.9

Writer

Age 43 (now 64)

Into a Dream

2005 6.3

Director

Age 43 (now 64)

Into a Dream

2005 6.3

Writer

Age 43 (now 64)

Strange Days: The Making of Strange Circus

2005

Age 43 (now 64)

HAZARDOUS: An interview with Sion Sono

2005

as Self

Age 43 (now 64)

Making of Hazard

2005

as himself

Age 43 (now 64)

No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2

2004 2.0

Director

Age 42 (now 64)

No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2

2004 2.0

Screenplay

Age 42 (now 64)

When I Grow Up

2004 9.0

Director

Age 42 (now 64)

Virtual Love

2004 3.0

Director

Age 42 (now 64)

Virtual Love

2004 3.0

as Masao

Age 42 (now 64)

Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection

2004 7.0

Director

Age 42 (now 64)

Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection

2004 7.0

Screenplay

Age 42 (now 64)

No Memory Woman

2004

Director

Age 42 (now 64)

Love Doctor

2004

Director

Age 42 (now 64)

Jun Natsukawa - Virtual Love Behind-the-Scenes

2004

as himself

Age 42 (now 64)

Woman in the Viewfinder

2003 5.0

Director

Age 41 (now 64)

Father's Day

2003 5.6

Director

Age 41 (now 64)

Suicide Club

2001 6.5

Writer

Age 39 (now 64)

Suicide Club

2001 6.5

Director

Age 39 (now 64)

0cm⁴

2001 6.7

Writer

Age 39 (now 64)

0cm⁴

2001 6.7

Editor

Age 39 (now 64)

0cm⁴

2001 6.7

Director

Age 39 (now 64)

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

2001 3.8

Age 39 (now 64)

Utsushimi

2000 4.9

Camera Operator

Age 39 (now 64)

Utsushimi

2000 4.9

Editor

Age 39 (now 64)

Utsushimi

2000 4.9

Director

Age 39 (now 64)

Utsushimi

2000 4.9

Writer

Age 39 (now 64)

Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body

2000 4.2

Screenplay

Age 38 (now 64)

Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body

2000 4.2

Director

Age 38 (now 64)

Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body

2000 4.2

as Tetsuya

Age 38 (now 64)

Horny Couple: Wants to Sip

1999 2.0

Age 37 (now 64)

Phallus: The Man

1998 4.8

Director

Age 36 (now 64)

Phallus: The Man

1998 4.8

Screenplay

Age 36 (now 64)

Wind

1998 7.5

Writer

Age 36 (now 64)

Wind

1998 7.5

Director

Age 36 (now 64)

I Am Keiko

1997 5.8

Director

Age 35 (now 64)

I Am Keiko

1997 5.8

Producer

Age 35 (now 64)

I Am Keiko

1997 5.8

Art Direction

Age 35 (now 64)

I Am Keiko

1997 5.8

Editor

Age 35 (now 64)

I Am Keiko

1997 5.8

Writer

Age 35 (now 64)

Vagina & Virgin

1995 4.8

Director

Age 33 (now 64)

Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire

1994 5.0

as Self

Age 32 (now 64)

Heaven's Trumpet

1994

Age 32 (now 64)

The Room

1993 6.3

Director

Age 31 (now 64)

The Room

1993 6.3

Editor

Age 31 (now 64)

The Room

1993 6.3

Writer

Age 31 (now 64)

I Hate You... Not

1991 9.0

Age 29 (now 64)

Bicycle Sighs

1990 6.0

as Shiro

Age 28 (now 64)

Bicycle Sighs

1990 6.0

Writer

Age 28 (now 64)

Bicycle Sighs

1990 6.0

Director

Age 28 (now 64)

Reflect on That Boys

1989

Director

Age 27 (now 64)

Reflect on That Boys

1989

Age 27 (now 64)

Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm

1988 4.0

Director

Age 26 (now 64)

Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm

1988 4.0

Age 26 (now 64)

Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm

1988 4.0

Writer

Age 26 (now 64)

ENDLESS LOVE

1988

Director of Photography

Age 26 (now 64)

A Man's Flower Road

1987 4.2

Editor

Age 25 (now 64)

A Man's Flower Road

1987 4.2

Writer

Age 25 (now 64)

A Man's Flower Road

1987 4.2

as The Man in the Red Coat

Age 25 (now 64)

A Man's Flower Road

1987 4.2

Director

Age 25 (now 64)

Love

1986 3.3

Age 24 (now 64)

Love

1986 3.3

Director

Age 24 (now 64)

Happiness Avenue

1986

Age 24 (now 64)

I Am Sono Sion!

1985 4.3

Producer

Age 24 (now 64)

I Am Sono Sion!

1985 4.3

as Himself

Age 24 (now 64)

I Am Sono Sion!

1985 4.3

Director

Age 24 (now 64)

I Am Sono Sion!

1985 4.3

Editor

Age 24 (now 64)

I Am Sono Sion!

1985 4.3

Screenplay

Age 24 (now 64)

Love Song

1984 4.9

Age 22 (now 64)

Love Song

1984 4.9

Writer

Age 22 (now 64)

Love Song

1984 4.9

Director

Age 22 (now 64)

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