Directed credits
46
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Sion Sono
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.0
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 42Directed series: 4All crew credits: 72
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 - 2022
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.58
Wikidata: Q179463
Also known as
Shion Sono • 소노 시온 • Takayuki Yamamoto
Frequent jobs
Director (44)Director of Operations (1)Director of Photography (1)Writer (14)Screenplay (7)Producer (2)Executive Producer (1)Original Music Composer (1)Teleplay (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".
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Sion Sono.
5.0
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Director
2021 Movie
7.4
Red Post on Escher Street
Director
2020 Movie
7.8
State of Emergency
Director
2020 Movie
The Lonely 19:00
Director
2020 Movie
4.2
The Bastard and the Beautiful World
Director
2018 Movie
6.1
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Director
2017 Movie
4.8
Shinjuku Swan II
Director
2017 Movie
4.9
Madly
Director
2016 Movie
7.2
The Whispering Star
Director
2015 Movie
6.0
All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
Director
2015 Movie
5.5
Shinjuku Swan
Director
2015 Movie
6.5
Tokyo Tribe
Director
2014 Movie
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
6.1
The Land of Hope
Director
2012 Movie
7.3
BAD FILM
Director
2012 Movie
Tokyo Gagaga
Director
2012 Movie
6.9
Guilty of Romance
Director
2011 Movie
6.5
Be Sure to Share
Director
2009 Movie
5.9
Exte: Hair Extensions
Director
2007 Movie
6.6
Hazard
Director
2005 Movie
6.0
Into a Dream
Director
2005 Movie
2.0
No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
Director
2004 Movie
9.0
When I Grow Up
Director
2004 Movie
3.0
Virtual Love
Director
2004 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Sion Sono.
8.0
Love Exposure
Writer
2008 Movie
7.4
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Writer
2013 Movie
7.2
The Whispering Star
Director
2015 Movie
7.2
Strange Circus
Original Music Composer
2005 Movie
7.1
RE:BORN
Screenplay
2016 Movie
7.0
Himizu
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.9
Cold Fish
Screenplay
2011 Movie
6.9
Guilty of Romance
Director
2011 Movie
6.9
Noriko's Dinner Table
Writer
2005 Movie
6.6
Antiporno
Producer
2017 Movie
6.5
Tokyo Tribe
Director
2014 Movie
6.5
Tag
Screenplay
2015 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Sion Sono.
8.0
Love Exposure
Writer
2008 Movie
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
Director
2013 Movie
7.1
RE:BORN
Screenplay
2016 Movie
6.9
Cold Fish
Screenplay
2011 Movie
5.4
The Virgin Psychics
Screenplay
2015 Movie
6.4
Suicide Club
Director
2001 Movie
6.6
Antiporno
Producer
2017 Movie
6.9
Guilty of Romance
Director
2011 Movie
6.0
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 Movie
7.0
Himizu
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.5
Tag
Screenplay
2015 Movie
4.8
Shinjuku Swan II
Director
2017 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Sion Sono.
6.7
Time Limit Investigator
Writer • 4 eps
2006 Series
6.5
Tokyo Vampire Hotel
Director • 10 eps
2017 Series
4.7
Minna! ESPer Dayo!
Writer • 7 eps
2013 Series
6.7
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut
Director • 7 eps
2020 Series
4.9
Love Exposure: The TV-Show
Director • 10 eps
2017 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
6.0
Crazy Samurai Musashi
Writer
2020 Movie
6.3
The Forest of Love
Screenplay
2019 Movie
4.7
Red Blade
Writer
2018 Movie
3.0
Dream Breaker
Executive Producer
2018 Movie
6.6
Antiporno
Producer
2017 Movie
7.1
RE:BORN
Screenplay
2016 Movie
5.4
The Virgin Psychics
Screenplay
2015 Movie
6.9
Love & Peace
Writer
2015 Movie
6.5
Tag
Screenplay
2015 Movie
5.5
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
Teleplay
2015 Movie
7.4
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
Writer
2013 Movie
7.0
Himizu
Screenplay
2012 Movie
6.9
Cold Fish
Screenplay
2011 Movie
6.2
Make the Last Wish
Writer
2009 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Sion Sono.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Sion Sono.
ami. exe・2nd atom
as The Dream Man
2018 Movie
4.0
ami. exe
as The Dream Man
2017 Movie
6.4
The Sion Sono
as Self
2016 Movie
Making of Antiporno
as self
2016 Movie
Making of Tokyo Tribe
as Self
2015 Movie
5.5
All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
as Cameo
2015 Movie
4.9
Venice 70: Future Reloaded
as Self (segment Sion Sono)
2013 Movie
7.3
BAD FILM
as Shiro
2012 Movie
Making of Himizu
as Self
2012 Movie
Tokyo Gagaga
as self
2012 Movie
7.0
Making of Love Exposure
as Self
2010 Movie
6.0
Tokyo Gore Police
2008 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Sion Sono.