Sion SONO
園子温
Sion SONO was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1961. Having experimented with 8mm film during his studies at Hosei University, he won the Grand Prize at the 1987 PIA Film Festival for his film A MAN’S FLOWER ROAD. His international rise to fame came with LOVE EXPOSURE (2008 / NC ’09). Since then, he has won numerous awards. THE WHISPERING STAR (2015 / NC ’16 and NC ’20) won the NETPAC Award at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. Nippon Connection dedicated a retrospective to his work in 2011.
Films shown at Nippon Connection
Red Post On Escher Street,
Japan 2020 (Director)
NC21
Red Post On Escher Street,
Japan 2020 (Script)
NC21
Red Post On Escher Street,
Japan 2020 (Music)
NC21
Love & Peace,
Japan 2015 (Director)
NC16
Love & Peace,
Japan 2015 (Script)
NC16
The Whispering Star,
Japan 2015 (Director)
NC20, NC16
The Whispering Star,
Japan 2015 (Script)
NC20, NC16
Why Don't You Play In Hell?,
Japan 2013 (Music)
NC14
Why Don't You Play In Hell?,
Japan 2013 (Director)
NC14
Why Don't You Play In Hell?,
Japan 2013 (Script)
NC14
The Land Of Hope,
Japan 2012 (Director)
NC13
The Land Of Hope,
Japan 2012 (Script)
NC13
Bad Film,
Japan 2012 (Director)
NC13
Bad Film,
Japan 2012 (Script)
NC13
Cold Fish,
Japan 2010 (Script)
NC11
Bicycle Sighs,
Japan 1989 (Script)
NC11
Exte – Hair Extensions,
Japan 2007 (Director)
NC11
Keiko desukedo,
Japan 1997 (Production)
NC11
UTSU-SHIMI,
Japan 1999 (Cast)
NC11
I Am Sion SONO !!,
Japan 1985 (Director)
NC11
Bicycle Sighs,
Japan 1989 (Cast)
NC11
Exte – Hair Extensions,
Japan 2007 (Script)
NC11
Keiko desukedo,
Japan 1997 (World sales)
NC11
Noriko's Dinner Table,
Japan 2004 (Director)
NC11, NC08
I Am Sion SONO !!,
Japan 1985 (Script)
NC11
Dankon – The Man,
Japan 1998 (Director)
NC11
Heya – The Room,
Japan 1993 (Director)
NC11
Noriko's Dinner Table,
Japan 2004 (Script)
NC11, NC08
I Am Sion SONO !!,
Japan 1985 (Cast)
NC11
Dankon – The Man,
Japan 1998 (Script)
NC11
Heya – The Room,
Japan 1993 (Script)
NC11
Strange Circus,
Japan 2005 (Director)
NC11
I Am Sion SONO !!,
Japan 1985 (World sales)
NC11
UTSU-SHIMI,
Japan 1999 (Director)
NC11
Heya – The Room,
Japan 1993 (World sales)
NC11
Strange Circus,
Japan 2005 (Script)
NC11
Keiko desukedo,
Japan 1997 (Director)
NC11
UTSU-SHIMI,
Japan 1999 (Script)
NC11
Cold Fish,
Japan 2010 (Director)
NC11
Bicycle Sighs,
Japan 1989 (Director)
NC11
Strange Circus,
Japan 2005 (Music)
NC11
Keiko desukedo,
Japan 1997 (Script)
NC11
UTSU-SHIMI,
Japan 1999 (Cinematography)
NC11
Love Exposure,
Japan 2008 (Director)
NC10, NC09
Love Exposure,
Japan 2008 (Script)
NC10, NC09
Into A Dream,
Japan 2005 (Director)
NC07
Into A Dream,
Japan 2005 (Script)
NC07
Events at Nippon Connection
Film Talk: Sion SONO, NC21