Sion Sono
| Sion Sono | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 20, 1961 Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan |
| Occupation | Poet, film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, film composer, actor |
| Spouse(s) | Megumi Kagurazaka |
| Website | |
| http://www.sonosion.com/ | |
Sion Sono (園 子温 Sono Shion, born December 20, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker and poet.
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Career [edit]
At the end of 2005, Sion Sono premiered a personal project with actors Issei Ishida and Masumi Miyazaki. Strange Circus, directed, written, composed and cinematographed by Sono, took elements from the Grand Guignol theater and a story from the minds of both Masumi and Sono, filled with incest, sexual abuse, terrible family issues, extreme gore, and a twisted sense of reality.[1]
In 2008, he was the director and writer of Love Exposure. Love Exposure is the first film in Sono's "Hate" trilogy; the films Cold Fish, released in 2010, and Guilty of Romance, released in 2011, also directed by Sono, are the second and third installments of the trilogy respectively.[2]
Recurring collaborators [edit]
Filmography [edit]
- I Am Sion Sono!! (1985) Director, writer and actor
- A Man's Hanamichi (1986) Director and writer
- Ai (1986) Director and writer
- Kessen! Joshiryo tai Danshiryo (1988) Director and writer
- Bicycle Sighs (1991) Director, co-writer and actor
- Heya: The Room (1992) Director and writer
- I Hate You... Not (1992) Actor
- Otaku (1992) Actor
- Bad Film (1995) Director and writer
- Keiko Desu Kedo (1997) Director and writer
- Kaze (1998) Director and writer
- Dankon: The Man (1998) Director and writer
- Seigi no Tatsujin Nyotai Tsubo Saguri (1998) Director and writer
- Utsushimi (1998) Director, writer and cinematographer
- Blind Beast vs. Dwarf (2000) Actor
- 0cm4 (2001) Director and writer
- Suicide Club (2001) Director and writer
- Chichi no Hi (2003) Director and writer
- Otona ni Nattara (2004) Director and writer
- Hazard (2005) Director and writer
- Into a Dream (2005) Director and writer
- Noriko's Dinner Table (2005) Director and writer
- Strange Circus (2005) Director, writer, composer and cinematographer
- Exte (2007) Director and writer
- Love Exposure (2008) Director and writer
- Be Sure to Share (2009) Director and writer
- Cold Fish (2010) Director and co-writer
- Guilty of Romance (2011) Director and writer
- Himizu (2011) Director
- The Land of Hope (2012) Director and writer
- Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013) Director and writer
Bibliography [edit]
- Tokyo Gagaga (1993)
- Furo de Yomu Gendai Shi Nyuumon (2000)
- Jisatsu Saakuru: Kanzenban (2002)
- Jikou Keisatsu (2002)
- Yume no Naka e (2005)
Awards [edit]
Sono received the following awards for his films:
- 2003: Fant-Asia Film Festival - Most Ground-Breaking Film and Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award (Suicide Club)
- 2005: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Don Quijote Award and Special Mention (Noriko's Dinner Table)
- 2006: Berlin International Film Festival - Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung" (Strange Circus)
- 2007: Austin Fantastic Fest - Best Film (Exte)
- 2009: Berlin International Film Festival - FIPRESCI Prize and Caligari Film Award (Love Exposure)
- 2009: Fant-Asia Film Festival - Best Asian Film, Most Innovative Film and Special Jury Prize (Love Exposure)
- 2010: Mainichi Film Concours - Best Director (Love Exposure)
Sono also received the following nominations for his films:
- 2005: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival - Crystal Globe (Noriko's Dinner Table)
- 2009: Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Achievement in Directing (Love Exposure)
- 2010: Asian Film Awards - Best Director (Love Exposure)
References [edit]
- ^ "First Stills – Sion Sono's New Slasher Film: Coldfish". DreadCentral. July 5, 2010.
- ^ MrDisdusting (February 15, 2010). "'Suicide Club' Director Gets Behind Camera for 'Cold Fish'". BloodyDisgusting.
External links [edit]
- Official website
- Sion Sono at the Internet Movie Database
- Sion Sono at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
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