Sion Sono

Directing • 1961-12-18 • 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".

Known For

6.3

Tokyo Vampire Hotel

2017

7.9

Love Exposure

2008

6.6

The Forest of Love: Deep Cut

2020

6.5

Suicide Club

2001

5.0

Prisoners of the Ghostland

2021

6.6

Antiporno

2017

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Filmography

2026
The Homeless BillionaireTV
Director • 64 episodes
2021
Prisoners of the GhostlandFilm
Director
★ 5.0
2020
Red Post on Escher StreetFilm
Director
★ 7.3
2020
The Forest of Love: Deep CutTV
Director • 7 episodes
★ 6.6
2020
State of EmergencyFilm
Director
★ 7.8
2020
The Lonely 19:00Film
Director
2019
The Forest of LoveFilm
Director
★ 6.3
2018
The Bastard and the Beautiful WorldFilm
Director
★ 4.2
2017
AntipornoFilm
Director
★ 6.6
2017
Tokyo Vampire HotelTV
Director • 10 episodes
★ 6.3
2017
Tokyo Vampire HotelFilm
Director
★ 6.1
2017
Love Exposure: The TV-ShowTV
Director • 10 episodes
★ 5.2
2017
Shinjuku Swan IIFilm
Director
★ 4.8
2016
MadlyFilm
Director
★ 4.9
2015
TagFilm
Director
★ 6.4
2015
The Whispering StarFilm
Director
★ 7.3
2015
The Virgin PsychicsFilm
Director
★ 5.5
2015
Love & PeaceFilm
Director
★ 6.9
2015
Shinjuku SwanFilm
Director
★ 5.5
2015
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to CityFilm
Director
★ 5.4
2015
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~Film
Director
★ 6.0
2014
Tokyo TribeFilm
Director
★ 6.5
2013
Why Don't You Play in Hell?Film
Director
★ 7.3
2013
Venice 70: Future ReloadedFilm
Director
★ 5.0
2013
Minna! ESPer Dayo!TV
Director • 6 episodes
★ 4.7
2012
HimizuFilm
Director
★ 7.1
2012
The Land of HopeFilm
Director
★ 6.1
2012
BAD FILMFilm
Director
★ 7.3
2012
Tokyo GagagaFilm
Director
2011
Cold FishFilm
Director
★ 6.9
2011
Guilty of RomanceFilm
Director
★ 6.9
2010
KarmaFilm
Script Supervisor
2009
Be Sure to ShareFilm
Director
★ 6.5
2009
Make the Last WishFilm
Director
★ 6.0
2008
Love ExposureFilm
Director
★ 7.9
2007
Exte: Hair ExtensionsFilm
Director
★ 5.9
2006
Time Limit InvestigatorTV
Director • 4 episodes
★ 6.7
2006
Balloon Club RevisitedFilm
Director
★ 6.7
2005
Strange CircusFilm
Director
★ 7.2
2005
Noriko's Dinner TableFilm
Director
★ 7.0
2005
HazardFilm
Director
★ 6.6
2005
Into a DreamFilm
Director
★ 6.3
2004
When I Grow UpFilm
Director
★ 9.0
2004
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film CollectionFilm
Director
★ 7.0
2004
Virtual LoveFilm
Director
★ 3.0
2004
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2Film
Director
★ 2.0
2004
No Memory WomanFilm
Director
2004
Love DoctorFilm
Director
2003
Father's DayFilm
Director
★ 5.5
2003
Woman in the ViewfinderFilm
Director
★ 5.0
2001
Suicide ClubFilm
Director
★ 6.5
2001
0cm⁴Film
Director
★ 6.7
2000
Teachers of Sexual Play: Modelling Vessels with the Female BodyFilm
Director
★ 4.2
2000
UtsushimiFilm
Director
★ 4.9
1998
Phallus: The ManFilm
Director
★ 5.0
1998
WindFilm
Director
★ 7.5
1997
I Am KeikoFilm
Director
★ 5.8
1993
The RoomFilm
Director
★ 6.3
1993
Vagina & VirginFilm
Director
★ 4.8
1990
Bicycle SighsFilm
Director
★ 6.0
1989
Reflect on That BoysFilm
Director
1988
Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys DormFilm
Director
★ 4.0
1987
A Man's Flower RoadFilm
Director
★ 4.2
1986
LoveFilm
Director
★ 3.3
1985
I Am Sono Sion!Film
Director
★ 4.3
1984
Love SongFilm
Director
★ 4.9