DIRECTOR · FROM TOYOKAWA, JAPAN
Sion Sono
Born 1961 · 64 years old94 credits since 19841 coming up
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ABOUT SION
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".
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born18 December 1961
BirthplaceToyokawa, Japan
Known forDirecting
On Cineora39 of 83 titles
Known for
The titles people know Sion from.
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What Sion is working on next.
Superplastic DeformationDirector · WriterOut Dec 2026
Career
IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 39
- Average IMDb
- 6.4
- Highest rated
- Love Exposure: The TV-ShowIMDb 8.8
- Working since
- 1984
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
9 titles · IMDb 5.7 on average
Director · 64 episodes
Writer
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The 2010s
29 titles · IMDb 6.4 on averageMovieDirector · Screenplay
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SeriesDirector · Writer · Creator · 10 episodes
SeriesDirector · Writer · Creator · 10 episodes
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The 2000s
22 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
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The 1990s
6 titles · IMDb 6.2 on average
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The 1980s
6 titles · IMDb 5.2 on average
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Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Sion’s titles.
Megumi KagurazakaCold Fish, Himizu and 6 more
Motoki FukamiLove & Peace, Shinjuku Swan and 4 more
DendenCold Fish, Himizu and 4 more
Sohei TanikawaCinematographer · Love Exposure, Prisoners of the Ghostland and 4 more
Tomohide HaradaComposer · Love Exposure, Cold Fish and 4 more
Shota SometaniHimizu, Tokyo Tribe and 3 more
Ami TomiteTag, The Virgin Psychics and 3 more
Tak SakaguchiPrisoners of the Ghostland, Tokyo Gore Police and 3 more
