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Sion Sono

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Born: December 18, 1961 (age 64) · Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan

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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Superplastic Deformation
December 5, 2026

Known for

Prisoners of the Ghostland
August 31, 2021
Suicide Club
October 29, 2001
Love Exposure
November 29, 2008
Antiporno
January 28, 2017
Tag
May 11, 2015
Cold Fish
January 29, 2011
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
September 14, 2013
RE:BORN
September 24, 2016
Guilty of Romance
September 30, 2011
Strange Circus
December 24, 2005
Himizu
January 14, 2012
The Forest of Love
October 10, 2019

Behind the camera70

2026Superplastic Deformation Director, Writer, Original Story, Original Music Composer
2022Possibly, Huh Huh Writer
2021Prisoners of the Ghostland Director
2021AMI.exe Producer
2020Red Post on Escher Street Director, Writer, Editor
2020The Lonely 19:00 Director, Writer, Editor
2020State of Emergency Director
2020Crazy Samurai Musashi Story
2019The Forest of Love Director, Screenplay, Editor
2018

Writer

2018Dream Breaker Executive Producer

2018The Bastard and the Beautiful World Director

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2017Tokyo Vampire Hotel Writer, Director
2017Antiporno Producer, Director, Screenplay
2017Shinjuku Swan II Director
2016RE:BORN Screenplay
2016Madly Director, Screenplay, Story
2015The Whispering Star Director, Writer
2015The Virgin Psychics Director, Screenplay
2015All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~ Director, Writer
2015Love & Peace Writer, Director
2015Shinjuku Swan Director
2015Tag Director, Screenplay
2015All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City Director, Teleplay
2014Tokyo Tribe Director, Screenplay
2013Why Don't You Play in Hell? Director, Writer, Original Music Composer
2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded Director
2012The Land of Hope Writer, Director
2012BAD FILM Director, Screenplay, Editor, Idea, Story, Writer, Cinematography, Director of Photography, Producer
2012Tokyo Gagaga Director
2012Himizu Director, Screenplay
2011Guilty of Romance Writer, Director
2011YOU+ME=LOVE Casting
2011Cold Fish Screenplay, Director
2010Karma Writer, Executive Producer, Script Supervisor
2009Be Sure to Share Director, Writer
2009Make the Last Wish Writer, Director
2008Love Exposure Writer, Director
2007Exte: Hair Extensions Director, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
2006Balloon Club Revisited Director, Writer
2005Strange Circus Director, Original Music Composer, Author, Writer
2005Hazard Director, Screenplay
2005Noriko's Dinner Table Director, Writer
2005Into a Dream Writer, Director
2004When I Grow Up Director
2004No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2 Director, Screenplay
2004Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection Screenplay, Director
2004No Memory Woman Director
2004Love Doctor Director
2004Virtual Love Director
2003Woman in the Viewfinder Director
2003Father's Day Director
2001Suicide Club Director, Writer
20010cm⁴ Director, Writer, Editor
2000Utsushimi Writer, Director, Camera Operator, Editor
2000Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body Director, Screenplay
1998Phallus: The Man Director, Screenplay
1998Wind Director, Writer
1997I Am Keiko Director, Writer, Editor, Producer, Art Direction
1993The Room Writer, Director, Editor, Idea, Story, Script, Screenplay
1993Vagina & Virgin Director
1990Bicycle Sighs Director, Writer
1989Reflect on That Boys Director
1988Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm Director, Writer
1988ENDLESS LOVE Director of Photography
1987A Man's Flower Road Director, Editor, Writer
1986Love Director
1985I Am Sono Sion! Director, Producer, Screenplay, Editor
1984Love Song Writer, Director
TBA東京ガガガ Director of Operations

Acting37

2018ami. exe・2nd atom as The Dream Man
2017ami. exe as The Dream Man
2016The Sion Sono as Self
2016Making of Antiporno as self
2015Making of Tokyo Tribe as Self
2015All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City as Cameo
2013Venice 70: Future Reloaded as Self (segment Sion Sono)
2013Making of Land of Hope as Self
2012BAD FILM as Shiro
2012Making of Himizu as Self
2012Tokyo Gagaga as self
2010Making of Love Exposure as Self

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2008Tokyo Gore Police
2008The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table as Himself
2007Himiko-san
2007The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
2006Teruo Ishii Fan Club
2006Damejin as Golden Child (voice)
2005Strange Days: The Making of Strange Circus
2005Making of Hazard as himself
2005HAZARDOUS: An interview with Sion Sono as Self
2004Virtual Love as Masao
2004Jun Natsukawa - Virtual Love Behind-the-Scenes

as himself

2001Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf

2000Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body as Tetsuya

1999Horny Couple: Wants to Sip

1994Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire as Self

1994Heaven's Trumpet

1991I Hate You... Not

1990Bicycle Sighs as Shiro

1989Reflect on That Boys

1988Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm

1987A Man's Flower Road as The Man in the Red Coat

1986Love

1986Happiness Avenue

1985I Am Sono Sion! as Himself