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Red Post on Escher Street 2020

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Sion Sono

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Age63
GenderMale
Birthday1961-12-18
Birthplace Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan

Known ForDirecting

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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Directing
73

Writing
54

Acting
35

Editing
10

Production
8

Created By
5

Sound
3

Camera
2

Art
1

44%

Prisoners of the Ghostland

2021

Director

77%

Red Post on Escher Street

2020

Director

0%

State of Emergency

2020

Director

60%

The Lonely 19:00

2020

Director

69%

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

2020 — 7 episodes

Director

67%

The Forest of Love

2019

Director

52%

The Bastard and the Beautiful World

2018

Director

10%

Don't Shoot the Pianist!

2018

Director

67%

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017

Director

62%

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017 — 10 episodes

Director

55%

Love Exposure: The TV-Show

2017 — 10 episodes

Director

0%

Love Exposure: The TV-Show

2017 — 10 episodes

Director

64%

Antiporno

2017

Director

51%

Shinjuku Swan II

2017

Director

72%

Madly

2016

Director

0%

Love of Love

2016

Director

66%

The Whispering Star

2015

Director

51%

The Virgin Psychics

2015

Director

60%

All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~

2015

Director

62%

Tag

2015

Director

66%

Love & Peace

2015

Director

56%

Shinjuku Swan

2015

Director

68%

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City

2015

Director

65%

Tokyo Tribe

2014

Director

73%

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013

Director

55%

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

Director

40%

My Future Is Cinema's Future

2013

Director

62%

Minna! ESPer Dayo!

2013 — 6 episodes

Director

70%

The Land of Hope

2012

Director

73%

BAD FILM

2012

Director

0%

The Blood of Wolves

2012

Director

68%

Guilty of Romance

2011

Director

71%

Himizu

2011

Director

72%

Cold Fish

2011

Director

0%

Karma

2010

Script Supervisor

70%

Be Sure to Share

2009

Director

79%

Love Exposure

2009

Director

47%

Make the Last Wish

2009

Director

62%

Exte: Hair Extensions

2007

Director

70%

Balloon Club Revisited

2006

Director

48%

Time Limit Investigator

2006 — 4 episodes

Director

72%

Strange Circus

2005

Director

68%

Hazard

2005

Director

71%

Noriko's Dinner Table

2005

Director

57%

Into a Dream

2005

Director

0%

When I Grow Up

2004

Director

0%

No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2

2004

Director

0%

Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection

2004

Director

60%

Virtual Love

2004

Director

0%

Love Doctor

2004

Director

0%

No Memory Woman

2004

Director

0%

Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection

2004

Director

0%

Woman in the Viewfinder

2003

Director

60%

Father's Day

2003

Director

0%

Prom Night

2002

Director

66%

Suicide Club

2001

Director

60%

0cm⁴

2001

Director

53%

Utsushimi

2000

Director

31%

Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body

2000

Director

40%

Phallus: The Man

1998

Director

55%

Wind

1998

Director

60%

I Am Keiko

1997

Director

25%

Vagina & Virgin

1995

Director

55%

The Room

1992

Director

42%

Bicycle Sighs

1990

Director

40%

Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm

1988

Director

38%

A Man's Flower Road

1987

Director

46%

Love

1986

Director

35%

I Am Sono Sion!

1985

Director

48%

Love Song

1984

Director

0%

Great Riches - MV DEEP INTO THE DAYDREAM ~ I Can't afford ~

Released

Director

41%

Shining Sex

Planned

Director

0%

Great Riches Music Video

Released

Director

0%

Possibly, Huh Huh

2022

Writer

77%

Red Post on Escher Street

2020

Writer

60%

The Lonely 19:00

2020

Writer

50%

Crazy Samurai Musashi

2020

Writer

69%

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

2020 — 7 episodes

Screenplay

67%

The Forest of Love

2019

Screenplay

40%

Red Blade

2018

Writer

67%

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017

Writer

62%

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017 — 10 episodes

Writer

55%

Love Exposure: The TV-Show

2017 — 10 episodes

Writer

0%

Love Exposure: The TV-Show

2017 — 10 episodes

Writer

64%

Antiporno

2017

Screenplay

72%

Madly

2016

Screenplay, Story

0%

Love of Love

2016

Writer

66%

The Whispering Star

2015

Writer

51%

The Virgin Psychics

2015

Screenplay

62%

Tag

2015

Screenplay

66%

Love & Peace

2015

Writer

68%

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City

2015

Teleplay

65%

Tokyo Tribe

2014

Screenplay

73%

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013

Writer

62%

Minna! ESPer Dayo!

2013 — 7 episodes

Writer

70%

The Land of Hope

2012

Writer

73%

BAD FILM

2012

Screenplay

0%

The Blood of Wolves

2012

Writer

68%

Guilty of Romance

2011

Writer

71%

Himizu

2011

Screenplay

72%

Cold Fish

2011

Screenplay

0%

Karma

2010

Writer

70%

Be Sure to Share

2009

Writer

79%

Love Exposure

2009

Writer

47%

Make the Last Wish

2009

Writer

62%

Exte: Hair Extensions

2007

Screenplay

70%

Balloon Club Revisited

2006

Writer

48%

Time Limit Investigator

2006 — 4 episodes

Writer

72%

Strange Circus

2005

Author, Writer

68%

Hazard

2005

Screenplay

71%

Noriko's Dinner Table

2005

Writer

57%

Into a Dream

2005

Writer

0%

No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2

2004

Screenplay

0%

Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection

2004

Screenplay

66%

Suicide Club

2001

Writer

60%

0cm⁴

2001

Writer

53%

Utsushimi

2000

Writer

31%

Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body

2000

Writer

40%

Phallus: The Man

1998

Writer

55%

Wind

1998

Writer

60%

I Am Keiko

1997

Writer

55%

The Room

1992

Writer

42%

Bicycle Sighs

1990

Writer

40%

Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm

1988

Writer

38%

A Man's Flower Road

1987

Writer

35%

I Am Sono Sion!

1985

Screenplay

48%

Love Song

1984

Writer

10%

Kinnikuman The Lost Legend

2021 — 10 episodes

Himself

0%

ami. exe・2nd atom

2018

The Dream Man

55%

ami. exe

2017

The Dream Man

73%

The Sion Sono

2016

Self

0%

Making of Antiporno

2016

self

0%

Making of Tokyo Tribe

2015

Self

55%

Venice 70: Future Reloaded

2013

40%

My Future Is Cinema's Future

2013

Himself

0%

Making of Land of Hope

2013

Self

62%

Minna! ESPer Dayo!

2013 — 12 episodes

73%

BAD FILM

2012

Shiro

0%

Making of Himizu

2012

Self

0%

Tokyo Gagaga

2012

self

70%

Making of Love Exposure

2010

Self

62%

Tokyo Gore Police

2008

0%

The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table

2008

Himself

70%

The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia

2007

0%

Teruo Ishii Fan Club

2006

50%

Damejin

2006

(voice)

50%

Strange Days: The Making of Strange Circus

2005

0%

Making of Hazard

2005

himself

0%

HAZARDOUS: An interview with Sion Sono

2005

Self

0%

Jun Natsukawa - Virtual Love Behind-the-Scenes

2004

himself

75%

Blind Beast vs Dwarf Killer

2001

31%

Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female Body

2000

62%

Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire

1994

Himself

10%

Heaven's Trumpet

1994

10%

I Hate You... Not

1991

42%

Bicycle Sighs

1990

Shiro

40%

Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm

1988

38%

A Man's Flower Road

1987

The man in the red coat

46%

Love

1986

10%

Happiness Avenue

1986

35%

I Am Sono Sion!

1985

Himself

48%

Love Song

1984

77%

Red Post on Escher Street

2020

Editor

60%

The Lonely 19:00

2020

Editor

69%

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

2020 — 7 episodes

Editor

67%

The Forest of Love

2019

Editor

60%

0cm⁴

2001

Editor

53%

Utsushimi

2000

Editor

60%

I Am Keiko

1997

Editor

55%

The Room

1992

Editor

38%

A Man's Flower Road

1987

Editor

35%

I Am Sono Sion!

1985

Editor

73%

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013

Music

62%

Exte: Hair Extensions

2007

Original Music Composer

72%

Strange Circus

2005

Original Music Composer

53%

Utsushimi

2000

Camera Operator

10%

ENDLESS LOVE

1988

Director of Photography

60%

I Am Keiko

1997

Art Direction