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

RE:BORN
RE:BORN
7.1
/ Japanese
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Prisoners of the Ghostland
5.0
/ English
The Virgin Psychics
The Virgin Psychics
5.5
/ Japanese
Love Exposure
Love Exposure
7.9
/ Japanese
Antiporno
Antiporno
6.6
/ Japanese
Guilty of Romance
Guilty of Romance
6.9
/ Japanese
Tokyo Tribe
Tokyo Tribe
6.5
/ Japanese
Cold Fish
Cold Fish
6.9
/ Japanese
Crazy Samurai Musashi
Crazy Samurai Musashi
6.0
/ Japanese
Virtual Love
Virtual Love
3.0
/ Japanese
Tag
Tag
6.4
/ Japanese
The Forest of Love
The Forest of Love
6.3
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

RE:BORN
2016Nominee

Best Writing

RE:BORN

Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021Nominee

Best Director

Prisoners of the Ghostland

The Virgin Psychics
2015Nominee

Best Director

The Virgin Psychics

Career Highlights

Love Exposure
2008Highlight

Best Writing

Love Exposure

Antiporno
2017Highlight

Best Picture

Antiporno

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