Directed credits
53
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Sion Sono
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.6
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 49Directed series: 4All crew credits: 73
TMDB ID: 67075
IMDb ID: nm0814469
Known for: Directing
Born: December 18, 1961
Age: 64
Place of birth: Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1985 - 2026
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.48
Wikidata: Q179463
Also known as
Shion Sono • 소노 시온 • Takayuki Yamamoto
Frequent jobs
Director (51)Director of Operations (1)Director of Photography (1)Writer (13)Screenplay (3)Producer (2)Executive Producer (1)Story (1)
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".
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sion Sono.
Dec 5
Superplastic Deformation
Director
2026 Movie
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Director
2021 Movie
Red Post on Escher Street
Director
2020 Movie
State of Emergency
Director
2020 Movie
The Lonely 19:00
Director
2020 Movie
The Forest of Love
Director
2019 Movie
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
Director
2018 Movie
Shinjuku Swan II
Director
2017 Movie
Madly
Director
2016 Movie
The Whispering Star
Director
2015 Movie
The Virgin Psychics
Director
2015 Movie
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
Director
2015 Movie
Shinjuku Swan
Director
2015 Movie
Tag
Director
2015 Movie
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
Director
2015 Movie
Tokyo Tribe
Director
2014 Movie
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Director
2013 Movie
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
BAD FILM
Director
2012 Movie
Tokyo Gagaga
Director
2012 Movie
Himizu
Director
2012 Movie
Be Sure to Share
Director
2009 Movie
Exte: Hair Extensions
Director
2007 Movie
Balloon Club Revisited
Director
2006 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Sion Sono.
The Homeless Billionaire
Director • 64 eps
2026 Series
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
Director • 7 eps
2020 Series
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
Movies
Upcoming Movies
Next announced movie projects with Sion Sono.
Dec 5
Superplastic Deformation
Director
2026 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sion Sono.
Love Exposure
Writer
2008 Movie
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Director
2013 Movie
The Whispering Star
Director
2015 Movie
Strange Circus
Director
2005 Movie
RE:BORN
Screenplay
2016 Movie
Himizu
Director
2012 Movie
Cold Fish
Screenplay
2011 Movie
Guilty of Romance
Writer
2011 Movie
Noriko's Dinner Table
Director
2005 Movie
Antiporno
Producer
2017 Movie
Tokyo Tribe
Director
2014 Movie
Suicide Club
Director
2001 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sion Sono.
RE:BORN
Screenplay
2016 Movie
Love Exposure
Writer
2008 Movie
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Director
2021 Movie
Cold Fish
Screenplay
2011 Movie
Antiporno
Producer
2017 Movie
The Virgin Psychics
Director
2015 Movie
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 Movie
Tag
Director
2015 Movie
Guilty of Romance
Writer
2011 Movie
Suicide Club
Director
2001 Movie
Tokyo Tribe
Director
2014 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sion Sono.
Time Limit Investigator
Writer • 4 eps
2006 Series
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
Writer • 7 eps
2013 Series
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
Director • 7 eps
2020 Series
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
The Homeless Billionaire
Director • 64 eps
2026 Series
Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend
as Self • 10 eps
2021 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Sion Sono.
Possibly, Huh Huh
Writer
2022 Movie
AMI.exe
Producer
2021 Movie
Crazy Samurai Musashi
Story
2020 Movie
Red Blade
Writer
2018 Movie
Dream Breaker
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Writer
2017 Movie
Antiporno
Producer
2017 Movie
RE:BORN
Screenplay
2016 Movie
Love & Peace
Writer
2015 Movie
The Land of Hope
Writer
2012 Movie
Guilty of Romance
Writer
2011 Movie
Cold Fish
Screenplay
2011 Movie
Make the Last Wish
Writer
2009 Movie
Love Exposure
Writer
2008 Movie
Into a Dream
Writer
2005 Movie
Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
Screenplay
2004 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Sion Sono.
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
Writer • 7 eps
2013 Series
Time Limit Investigator
Writer • 4 eps
2006 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sion Sono.
ami. exe・2nd atom
as The Dream Man
2018 Movie
ami. exe
as The Dream Man
2017 Movie
The Sion Sono
as Self
2016 Movie
Making of Antiporno
as self
2016 Movie
Making of Tokyo Tribe
as Self
2015 Movie
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
as Cameo
2015 Movie
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
as Self (segment Sion Sono)
2013 Movie
BAD FILM
as Shiro
2012 Movie
Making of Himizu
as Self
2012 Movie
Tokyo Gagaga
as self
2012 Movie
Making of Love Exposure
as Self
2010 Movie
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sion Sono.
Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend
as Self • 10 eps
2021 Series
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
12 eps
2013 Series