Sono Sion
Selective Filmography:
1985: I am Sion Sono
1992: The Room
2005: Strange Circus
2005: Noriko’s Dinner Table
2007: Exte - Hair Extensions
2008: Love exposure
2010: Cold Fish
2011: Himizu
2012: The Land of Hope
2014: Tokyo Tribe
Selection:
Sono Sion was born in 1961 in Toyokawa. He enrolled in Hosei University, where he shot short movies, before directing his debut feature, Kessen! Joshiryou tai Danshiryou (Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm). He was very much involved in conemporary art movement Tokyo GAGAGA. He gains worldwide recongition with his long feature Suicide Club shot in 2011. He has been shooting many movies in very different genres ever since then. He is a recognized poet, avantgardist activist filmmaker and anti-cultural personality.
