Photo: Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Sion Sono is a filmmaker I find impossible to ignore. Born in Aichi in 1961 and a poet before anything else, he pours that lyrical excess into films like Love Exposure and Suicide Club that overwhelm as much as they provoke. People call him the most subversive director in Japanese cinema, but beneath the shock I see a raw, almost reckless love for people. The restlessness, working as actor, novelist, poet, and director, reads like a man compelled to create. Audiences will always split over him, and that is exactly why Japanese cinema needs his kind of glorious excess.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sion Sono
- Name (Japanese)
- 園子温
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- December 18, 1961 (age 64)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Ox
- Origin
- Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / poet / novelist / film director / screenwriter
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Hosei University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Noriko's Dinner Table | — | |
| Notable work | Love Exposure | — |
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.sonosion.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9C%92%E5%AD%90%E6%B8%A9
Frequently asked questions
When was Sion Sono born?
Born December 18, 1961 (age 64).
Where is Sion Sono from?
Sion Sono is from Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
What does Sion Sono do?
Sion Sono works as actor, poet, novelist, film director, screenwriter.
What is Sion Sono known for?
Notable works include Noriko's Dinner Table, Love Exposure.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.