Sion Sono

Sion Sono

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan
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".

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Representative Works

Prisoners of the Ghostland
Prisoners of the Ghostland
5.0
/ English
RE:BORN
RE:BORN
7.2
/ Japanese
Love Exposure
Love Exposure
7.9
/ Japanese
Guilty of Romance
Guilty of Romance
6.9
/ Japanese
Tokyo Tribe
Tokyo Tribe
6.5
/ Japanese
The Virgin Psychics
The Virgin Psychics
5.5
/ Japanese
Cold Fish
Cold Fish
6.9
/ Japanese
Antiporno
Antiporno
6.6
/ Japanese
Crazy Samurai Musashi
Crazy Samurai Musashi
5.9
/ Japanese
Tokyo Gore Police
Tokyo Gore Police
6.0
/ Japanese
Tag
Tag
6.4
/ Japanese
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
5.0
/ Italian

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021Nominee

Best Director

Prisoners of the Ghostland

RE:BORN
2016Nominee

Best Writing

RE:BORN

Love Exposure
2008Winner

Best Writing

Love Exposure

Career Highlights

Guilty of Romance
2011Highlight

Best Director

Guilty of Romance

Tokyo Tribe
2014Highlight

Best Director

Tokyo Tribe

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