
Sion Sono
Directing
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".
Born: December 18, 1961 · Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan
Filmography (52)

Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021
Director

Red Post on Escher Street
2020
DirectorWriter+1

Crazy Samurai Musashi
2020
Writer

TV
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
2020
DirectorEditor+2

The Forest of Love
2019
DirectorScreenplay+1

Red Blade
2018
Writer

The Bastard and the Beautiful World
2018
Director

Tokyo Vampire Hotel
2017
DirectorWriter

TV
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
2017
DirectorWriter+1

TV
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
2017
DirectorWriter+1

Antiporno
2017
ProducerDirector+1

Shinjuku Swan II
2017
Director

RE:BORN
2016
Screenplay

The Sion Sono
2016
Actor

Madly
2016
DirectorScreenplay+1

The Whispering Star
2015
DirectorWriter

The Virgin Psychics
2015
DirectorScreenplay

Love & Peace
2015
DirectorWriter

Shinjuku Swan
2015
Director

Tag
2015
DirectorScreenplay

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
2015
Actor: CameoDirector+1

Tokyo Tribe
2014
DirectorScreenplay

Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013
DirectorWriter+1

Venice 70: Future Reloaded
2013
Actor: Self (segment Sion…Director

TV
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
2013
ActorDirector+2

The Land of Hope
2012
WriterDirector

BAD FILM
2012
Actor: ShiroDirector+8

Himizu
2012
DirectorScreenplay

Guilty of Romance
2011
DirectorWriter

Cold Fish
2011
DirectorScreenplay

Be Sure to Share
2009
DirectorWriter

Love Exposure
2008
DirectorWriter

Tokyo Gore Police
2008
Actor

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2007
Actor

Exte: Hair Extensions
2007
DirectorScreenplay+1

Balloon Club Revisited
2006
DirectorWriter

TV
Time Limit Investigator
2006
WriterDirector

Strange Circus
2005
DirectorAuthor+2

Hazard
2005
DirectorScreenplay

Noriko's Dinner Table
2005
DirectorWriter

Into a Dream
2005
DirectorWriter

Suicide Club
2001
DirectorWriter

0cm⁴
2001
DirectorWriter+1

Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
2001
Actor

Utsushimi
2000
DirectorWriter+2

Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body
2000
Actor: TetsuyaDirector+1

I Am Keiko
1997
DirectorWriter+3

Vagina & Virgin
1995
Director

The Room
1992
DirectorWriter+1

Bicycle Sighs
1990
Actor: ShiroDirector+1

Love
1986
ActorDirector

I Am Sono Sion!
1985
Actor: HimselfDirector+3
