Sion Sono

Overview

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Acting
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Birthday
Dec 18, 1961 (63 years old)

Sion Sono

Known For

Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend
0h 30m
TV Show 2021

Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend

In November, 2019, the planning and production of the live action version of the national hero manga "Kinnikuman", directed by Sono Sion, was in progress. "Kinnikuman" was said to be impossible to adapt but it's now said that it will be a great project. Maeda Gordon, while training at the gym, is contacted by the producer of "Kinnikuman", asking him to appear in the movie. However, there's a hidden past attached to this film and the actor begins looking into the mystery.

ami. exe
0h 18m
Movie 2017

ami. exe

Wanderings of the young Ami in the streets of Kabukicho, Tokyo.

The Sion Sono
1h 37m
Movie 2016

The Sion Sono

Directed by Arata Oshima, son of rebel filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, who had praised Sono's early work before his passing, this documentary gives insight into the man, the poet, the painter, the scriptwriter, the husband and the boy who will eventually grow up to be the Sion Sono. Lineage, history and the past meeting the present are themes in this film in which Oshima connects the dots in Sono's creative life by taking the camera to the site of his upbringing and following the production of his most recent film The Whispering Star.

Making of Tokyo Tribe
1h 4m
Movie 2015

Making of Tokyo Tribe

Documentary on Sion Sono's Tokyo Tribe.

All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
0h 52m
Movie 2015

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

High school student Yoshio Kamogawa suddenly gained the power to read other people's minds. One day, he receives mail from Sae Asami in Tokyo asking for his help. Yoshio Kamogawa loves Sae Asami. Yoshio Kamogawa goes to Tokyo and infiltrates the high school where Sae Aami attends. Yoshio Kamogawa then becomes involved in a strife between 3 different groups as he tries to save Sae Asami. Shizuka Tachibana also falls in love with Yoshio Kamogawa.

Making of Land of Hope
1h 10m
Movie 2013

Making of Land of Hope

70 minute documentary on Sion Sono's film "The Land of Hope".

Minna! ESPer Dayo!
0h 45m
TV Show 2013

Minna! ESPer Dayo!

In Notsu, Oita Prefecture, there are many people with supernatural powers. High school student Yoshio Kamogawa (Shota Sometani) is one of them and can read other people's minds. Yoshio uses his powers for trivial reasons.

Tokyo Gagaga
0h 33m
Movie 2012

Tokyo Gagaga

Interview with the director that includes scenes from gang war in tokyo.

Making of Love Exposure
0h 58m
Movie 2010

Making of Love Exposure

Making of documentary for Sion Sono's magnum opus "Love Exposure".

Tokyo Gore Police
1h 50m
Movie 2008

Tokyo Gore Police

In future Tokyo, a young woman in the privatized police force tracks down her father's killer while battling against mutant rebels known as engineers.

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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