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Sion Sono

Director

Sion Sono

Directing: 1997 — present · 21 films
Born: 18 December 1961 · age 64
From: 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".

Career Signature

How Sion Sono’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.

heavy emotional

conversation starter

late-night movie

deadpan absurdity

Tonal kin

Gakuryu Ishii

Gakuryu Ishii8 films

Takashi Miike

Takashi Miike44 films

Fruit Chan

Fruit Chan7 films

Bigas Luna

Bigas Luna7 films

Jang Sun-woo

Jang Sun-woo2 films

Anita Rocha da Silveira

Anita Rocha da Silveira2 films

David Lynch

David Lynch15 films

Ian Fitzgibbon

Ian Fitzgibbon3 films