1990
Search results
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", a "stakhanovist filmmaker" with an "idiosyncratic" career.
Sion Sono. Director: Love Exposure. Shion Sono is a Japanese director, writer and poet. Born in Aichi Perfecture in 1961 he started his career working as a poet before taking his first steps in film directing. As a student he shot a series of short films in Super 8 and managed to make his first feature films in the late 80s and early 90s, in which he also starred. The...
Jan 25, 2021 · To start off my list, an entry that has divided fans. Hailed as a masterpiece Hip-Hop musical of grand scope and ambition by some or considered a bloated pretentious effort by an otherwise bold director, Tokyo Tribe still stands as an interesting experiment in Sono’s catalogue. An adaptation of the 1993 manga of the same name by Santa Inoue, the film follows warring gangs in a dystopian future, a cannibalistic leader of one of the gangs waging war to become top dog… all set to rap verse.
Sep 16, 2021 · Sono’s most well-known and beloved film, a big part of Love Exposure ’s notoriety comes from the fact that it’s unwieldy four-hour runtime makes The Irishman look like an episode of Seinfeld.But the length is no gimmick. I know the synopsis makes the movie sound silly, and it is, but Love Exposure goes beyond romantic comedy to be a heartfelt coming-of-age story, a gripping drama about cults and a thoughtful investigation of society’s relationship with sex. It’s the horniest epic ...
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".
Feb 2, 2021 · Few directors court and conduct on-screen chaos like Sion Sono.The wild (and wildly prolific) Japanese filmmaker-poet has to his name 50-odd directorial ventures across film and television, including a lurid four-hour “upskirt-photography epic” (“Love Exposure”), a sung-through yakuza gangsta-rap musical (“Tokyo Tribe”), and a J-horror satire about haunted hair (“Exte”). And those are his more accessible films: dig deeper into the Sono catalog at your own pleasure and peril.
Sion Sono. Director: Love Exposure. Shion Sono is a Japanese director, writer and poet. Born in Aichi Perfecture in 1961 he started his career working as a poet before taking his first steps in film directing. As a student he shot a series of short films in Super 8 and managed to make his first feature films in the late 80s and early 90s, in which he also starred. The...
The Films of Sion Sono, in order of personal preference. The erotic novelist Taeko is writing a morbid story of a family destroyed by incest, murder and abuse.
Mar 31, 2017 · Sion Sono is a name that might not be immediately recognizable, but absolutely should be. His directorial work has the feeling of Tarantino storytelling turned up to 11 and Kubrick-like attention to detail, all packaged in off-the-wall insane Japanese goodness. He’s shown some brilliant range, from serious pits of depression to light-hearted family comedy, and […]
Sep 17, 2023 · Contemporary cinema is a constantly evolving universe, dotted with talented directors who push the boundaries of cinematographic art. Among these bold creators is Sion Sono, a Japanese filmmaker whose unique and provocative work has captivated the attention of movie fans around the world.
