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".
Known For
Cold Fish
(2011)
Director
Guilty of Romance
(2011)
Director
Love Exposure
(2009)
Director
Prisoners of the Ghostland
(2021)
Director
Antiporno
(2017)
Director
The Virgin Psychics
(2015)
Director
Tag
(2015)
Director
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
(2013)
Director
Himizu
(2011)
Director
Strange Circus
(2005)
Director
Exte: Hair Extensions
(2007)
Director
The Forest of Love
(2019)
Director
Suicide Club
(2001)
Director
Tokyo Tribe
(2014)
Director
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body
(2000)
Director
Shinjuku Swan II
(2017)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Love Song
(1984)
Director
I Am Sono Sion!
(1985)
Director
Love
(1986)
Director
A Man's Flower Road
(1987)
Director
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
(1988)
Director
Reflect On That Boys
(1989)
Director
Bicycle Sighs
(1990)
Director
The Room
(1992)
Director
Vagina & Virgin
(1995)
Director
I Am Keiko
(1997)
Director
Phallus: The Man
(1998)
Director
Wind
(1998)
Director
Utsushimi
(2000)
Director
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body
(2000)
Director
Suicide Club
(2001)
Director
0cm⁴
(2001)
Director
Father's Day
(2003)
Director
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
(2004)
Director
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
(2004)
Director
No Memory Woman
(2004)
Director
Woman in the Viewfinder
(2004)
Director
Virtual Love
(2004)
Director
Love Doctor
(2004)
Director
When I Grow Up
(2004)
Director
Strange Circus
(2005)
Director
Noriko's Dinner Table
(2005)
Director
Into a Dream
(2005)
Director
Hazard
(2005)
Director
Balloon Club Revisited
(2006)
Director
Exte: Hair Extensions
(2007)
Director
Love Exposure
(2009)
Director
Be Sure to Share
(2009)
Director
Make the Last Wish
(2009)
Director
Karma
(2010)
Script Supervisor
Cold Fish
(2011)
Director
Guilty of Romance
(2011)
Director
Himizu
(2011)
Director
The Land of Hope
(2012)
Director
BAD FILM
(2012)
Director
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
(2013)
Director
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
(2013)
Director
Tokyo Tribe
(2014)
Director
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
(2015)
Director
Tag
(2015)
Director
Shinjuku Swan
(2015)
Director
Love & Peace
(2015)
Director
The Virgin Psychics
(2015)
Director
The Whispering Star
(2015)
Director
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
(2015)
Director
Madly
(2016)
Director
Antiporno
(2017)
Director
Shinjuku Swan II
(2017)
Director
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
(2017)
Director
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
(2018)
Director
The Forest of Love
(2019)
Director
Red Post on Escher Street
(2020)
Director
State of Emergency
(2020)
Director
The Lonely 19:00
(2020)
Director
Prisoners of the Ghostland
(2021)
Director
Acting
Love Song
(1984)
I Am Sono Sion!
(1985)
Himself
Love
(1986)
Happiness Avenue
(1986)
A Man's Flower Road
(1987)
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
(1988)
Reflect On That Boys
(1989)
Bicycle Sighs
(1990)
Shiro
I Hate You... Not
(1991)
Otaku
(1994)
Himself
Heaven's Trumpet
(1994)
Horny Couple: Wants to Sip
(1999)
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body
(2000)
Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer
(2001)
Jun Natsukawa - Virtual Love Behind-the-Scenes
(2004)
himself
Strange Days: The Making of Strange Circus
(2005)
Making of Hazard
(2005)
himself
HAZARDOUS: An interview with Sion Sono
(2005)
Self
Teruo Ishii Fan Club
(2006)
Damejin
(2006)
(voice)
The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
(2007)
Tokyo Gore Police
(2008)
The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table
(2008)
Himself
Making of Love Exposure
(2010)
Self
BAD FILM
(2012)
Shiro
Making of Himizu
(2012)
Self
Tokyo Gagaga
(2012)
self
The Sion Sono
(2016)
Self
Making of Antiporno
(2016)
self
ami. exe
(2017)
The Dream Man
ami. exe・2nd atom
(2018)
The Dream Man
Writing
Love Song
(1984)
Writer
I Am Sono Sion!
(1985)
Screenplay
A Man's Flower Road
(1987)
Writer
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
(1988)
Writer
Bicycle Sighs
(1990)
Writer
The Room
(1992)
Writer
I Am Keiko
(1997)
Writer
Phallus: The Man
(1998)
Writer
Wind
(1998)
Writer
Utsushimi
(2000)
Writer
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body
(2000)
Writer
Suicide Club
(2001)
Writer
0cm⁴
(2001)
Writer
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
(2004)
Screenplay
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
(2004)
Screenplay
Strange Circus
(2005)
Author and Writer
Noriko's Dinner Table
(2005)
Writer
Into a Dream
(2005)
Writer
Hazard
(2005)
Screenplay
Balloon Club Revisited
(2006)
Writer
Exte: Hair Extensions
(2007)
Screenplay
Love Exposure
(2009)
Writer
Be Sure to Share
(2009)
Writer
Make the Last Wish
(2009)
Writer
Karma
(2010)
Writer
Cold Fish
(2011)
Screenplay
Guilty of Romance
(2011)
Writer
Himizu
(2011)
Screenplay
The Land of Hope
(2012)
Writer
BAD FILM
(2012)
Screenplay
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
(2013)
Writer
Tokyo Tribe
(2014)
Screenplay
Tag
(2015)
Screenplay
Love & Peace
(2015)
Writer
The Virgin Psychics
(2015)
Screenplay
The Whispering Star
(2015)
Writer
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
(2015)
Teleplay
Madly
(2016)
Screenplay and Story
Antiporno
(2017)
Screenplay
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
(2017)
Writer
Red Blade
(2018)
Writer
The Forest of Love
(2019)
Screenplay
Red Post on Escher Street
(2020)
Writer
Crazy Samurai Musashi
(2020)
Writer
The Lonely 19:00
(2020)
Writer
Production
I Am Sono Sion!
(1985)
Producer
I Am Keiko
(1997)
Producer
Karma
(2010)
Executive Producer
YOU+ME=LOVE
(2011)
Casting
Antiporno
(2017)
Producer
Dream Breaker
(2018)
Executive Producer
AMI.exe
(2021)
Producer
Editing
I Am Sono Sion!
(1985)
Editor
A Man's Flower Road
(1987)
Editor
The Room
(1992)
Editor
I Am Keiko
(1997)
Editor
Utsushimi
(2000)
Editor
0cm⁴
(2001)
Editor
The Forest of Love
(2019)
Editor
Red Post on Escher Street
(2020)
Editor
The Lonely 19:00
(2020)
Editor
Camera
Art
Sound