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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.
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...
Sep 20, 2021 · Japanese director Sion Sono indulged in the extreme in Love Exposure, Why Don’t You Play in Hell, and Tokyo Tribe. Now he teams with Nicolas Cage for a new action movie that has samurai, post ...
Jan 25, 2021 · 9. Cold Fish (2010) The second in Sono’s ‘Hate Trilogy’, it’s also his most violent. Sono was inspired by various crime cases, most notably the acts of Japanese serial killers Sekine Gen and Hiroko Kazama, a couple who owned a pet shop and murdered four people. This film probably captures the theme of the trilogy best; a relentless ...
Mar 30, 2022 · An insight into the man, the poet, the painter, the scriptwriter, the husband and the boy who will eventually grow up to be the Sion Sono.Release date: May 1...
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 ...
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...
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".
Sep 17, 2023 · The Art of Sion Sono: Between Provocation and Depth. Born on December 18, 1961 in Toyokawa, Sion Sono gained international fame thanks to his innovative approach to cinema. His filmography spans several decades and covers a range of themes, from extreme violence to profound spiritual quest. One of the most striking characteristics of his work is its ability to evoke strong emotions while exploring complex social and psychological issues.
Films directed by. Sion Sono. Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm (1988) All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City (2015) 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 ...
Japanese director Sion Sono talking about his upcoming projects, the recent international recognition, the Japanese critic.... Enjoy!http://wildgrounds.com
Sep 17, 2021 · Sion Sono, the Japanese filmmaker known for gleefully profane paeans to sex and violence cranked out at a pace suggesting he’s eliminated the need for sleep, recently faced one such crisis point.
Jul 7, 2023 · Sion Sono gifts fans his f**ked-up "The Fabelmans" in this story of amateur filmmakers capturing the real violence of a yakuza war. By Christian Zilko, Alison Foreman. July 7, 2023 11:59 pm
Sion Sono managed to get the maximum result from them, in terms of acting. It is the most awarded work of Sion Sono, the film that truly established him as an international cult sensation. 2. Cold Fish (2010) Loosely based on the Saitama serial murders of dog lovers, a case of a married couple who owned a pet shop and murdered at least four people, “Cold Fish” gave Sono the opportunity to present his version of how a serial killer film ought to be like.
A director known for flouting convention, Sion Sono makes his Hollywood debut with “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” starring Nicolas Cage. Subscribe . Digital Print . July 08, 2024 .
May 14, 2016 · The Sion Sono: Directed by Arata Ôshima. With Ellie, Megumi Kagurazaka, Fumi Nikaidô, Shôta Sometani. Directed by Arata Oshima, son of rebel filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, who had praised Sono's early work before his passing, this documentary gives insight into the man, the poet, the painter, the scriptwriter, the husband and the boy who will eventually grow up to be the Sion Sono. Lineage, history and the past meeting the present are themes in this film in which Oshima connects the dots in ...
Apr 5, 2022 · Sono Sion, the self-proclaimed maverick Japanese film director known for raunchy indie movies including “Love Exposure” and “Antiporno,” has been accused of sexual harassment by several ...
Jul 29, 2016 · In The Sion Sono, the most subversive filmmaker working in Japanese cinema today comes face to face with the son of arguably the most subversive Japanese filmmaker of all time.While Arata Oshima ...
Japanese director Sion Sono presented his feature film Strange Circus at the 2006 Fantasia International Film festival. Sono is no stranger to Fantasia, as his 2002 film The Suicide Club was one of the hits of the festival two years ago. Although The Suicide Club was a strange puppy, Sono ups the ante with his latest film, which was one of the weirdest entries at this year’s festival (and if you are at all aware of Fantasia, that is saying an awful lot!).Strange Circus begins bizarrely ...
Apr 5, 2022 · AP. Japanese director Sion Sono has been accused by two women of sexual assault in a new report from Shukan Josei PRIME. Sono is known for provocative indie films like 2008’s “Love Exposure ...
Apr 4, 2022 · Japanese director Sion Sono has been accused by two women of sexual assault and offering parts in his films in return for sex. A longtime international festival favorite who directed Nicolas Cage ...
Name Sion Sono Japanese: 園子温 Birthdate: December 18, 1961 Birthplace: Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan Family: Megumi Kagurazaka (wife) Notes. Read Q&A with director Sion Sono for movie "The Land Of Hope" (from 2012 Busan International Film Festival). Actor. Bad Film (2012) The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia | Zukan ni nottenai mushi (2007)
