Sion Sono

"Sono Sion" redirects here. For the car, see Sono Motors Sion.

Sion Sono
Sono in 2015
Born (1961-12-18) December 18, 1961 (age 62)
Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan
Other namesTakayuki Yamamoto
Occupation(s)Poet, film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, film composer, actor, film producer
SpouseMegumi Kagurazaka

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",[1] a "stakhanovist filmmaker"[2][3] with an "idiosyncratic" career.[4]

  1. ^ Tsui, Clarence (July 29, 2016). "'The Sion Sono': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Acevedo, Yoselin (January 12, 2017). "'Anti-Porno' Trailer: Japanese Director Sion Sono Returns with a Feminist Take on Sexuality". indiewire.com. IndieWire. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Brown, Todd (January 10, 2017). "ANTI-PORNO: First Trailer For Sono's Latest Delivers A Splash Of Color And Fetish". screenanarchy.com. ScreenAnarchy. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Harvey, Dennis (December 15, 2017). "Film Review: 'Antiporno'". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.