Sion Sono

Career Overview

Sion Sono has 165 screen credits in a career dating back to 1984. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Shinjuku Swan Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Madly, Venice 70: Future Reloaded, Love Exposure. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 165
Birth Date: 1961-12-18
Birth Place: Toyokawa, Aichi, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

Shinjuku Swan Collection (2 titles)
Suicide Club Collection (2 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Dai Hasegawa (2 collaborations)
Hidetoshi Kawaya (2 collaborations)
Mitsuru Kuramoto (2 collaborations)
Jai West (2 collaborations)
YOUNG DAIS (2 collaborations)
Takato Yonemoto (2 collaborations)
Yuzuka Nakaya (2 collaborations)
Fūsaku Tani (2 collaborations)
Chiho Fujii (2 collaborations)
Tsukino Yamamoto (2 collaborations)

Credits

directing (58 credits)
- Superplastic Deformation
  director
  
  directing
  
  2026
- Prisoners of the Ghostland
  director
  
  directing
  
  2021
- Red Post on Escher Street
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- The Lonely 19:00
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- State of Emergency
  director
  
  directing
  
  2020
- The Forest of Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2019
- The Bastard and the Beautiful World
  director
  
  directing
  
  2018
- Tokyo Vampire Hotel
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Antiporno
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Shinjuku Swan II
  director
  
  directing
  
  2017
- Madly
  director
  
  directing
  
  2016
- The Whispering Star
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- The Virgin Psychics
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Love & Peace
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Shinjuku Swan
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Tag
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
  director
  
  directing
  
  2015
- Tokyo Tribe
  director
  
  directing
  
  2014
- Why Don't You Play in Hell?
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- Venice 70: Future Reloaded
  director
  
  directing
  
  2013
- The Land of Hope
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- BAD FILM
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Tokyo Gagaga
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- Himizu
  director
  
  directing
  
  2012
- 浪漫之罪
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Guilty of Romance
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Cold Fish
  director
  
  directing
  
  2011
- Karma
  script supervisor
  
  directing
  
  2010
- Be Sure to Share
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Make the Last Wish
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Love Exposure
  director
  
  directing
  
  2008
- Exte: Hair Extensions
  director
  
  directing
  
  2007
- Balloon Club Revisited
  director
  
  directing
  
  2006
- Strange Circus
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Hazard
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Noriko's Dinner Table
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- Into a Dream
  director
  
  directing
  
  2005
- No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- When I Grow Up
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Virtual Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- No Memory Woman
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Love Doctor
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Woman in the Viewfinder
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Father's Day
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- Suicide Club
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- 0cm⁴
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Utsushimi
  director
  
  directing
  
  2000
- Wind
  director
  
  directing
  
  1998
- I Am Keiko
  director
  
  directing
  
  1997
- The Room
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Vagina & Virgin
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Bicycle Sighs
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
- Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
  director
  
  directing
  
  1988
- A Man's Flower Road
  director
  
  directing
  
  1987
- Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Love Song
  director
  
  directing
  
  1984
sound (4 credits)
- Superplastic Deformation
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2026
- Why Don't You Play in Hell?
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2013
- Exte: Hair Extensions
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2007
- Strange Circus
  original music composer
  
  sound
  
  2005
writing (46 credits)
- Superplastic Deformation
  original story
  
  writing
  
  2026
- Possibly, Huh Huh
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2022
- Red Post on Escher Street
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2020
- The Lonely 19:00
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2020
- Crazy Samurai Musashi
  story
  
  writing
  
  2020
- The Forest of Love
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2019
- Red Blade
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2018
- Tokyo Vampire Hotel
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2017
- Antiporno
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2017
- RE:BORN
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2016
- Madly
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2016
- The Whispering Star
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- The Virgin Psychics
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2015
- All Esper Dayo! ~The Lust-filled Love Wars~
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Love & Peace
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Tag
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2015
- All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
  teleplay
  
  writing
  
  2015
- Tokyo Tribe
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2014
- Why Don't You Play in Hell?
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2013
- The Land of Hope
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2012
- BAD FILM
  idea
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Himizu
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2012
- Guilty of Romance
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Cold Fish
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2011
- Karma
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2010
- Be Sure to Share
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Make the Last Wish
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
- Love Exposure
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2008
- Exte: Hair Extensions
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2007
- Balloon Club Revisited
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2006
- Strange Circus
  author
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Hazard
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Noriko's Dinner Table
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2005
- Into a Dream
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2005
- No-Pants Girls: Movie Box-ing2
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2004
- Sion Sono Fantasia Short Film Collection
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2004
- Suicide Club
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- 0cm⁴
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2001
- Utsushimi
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2000
- Wind
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1998
- I Am Keiko
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1997
- The Room
  idea
  
  writing
  
  1993
- Bicycle Sighs
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1990
- Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1988
- A Man's Flower Road
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1987
- Love Song
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1984
production (8 credits)
- 東京ガガガ
  director of operations
  
  production
  
  2026
- AMI.exe
  producer
  
  production
  
  2021
- Dream Breaker
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2018
- Antiporno
  producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- BAD FILM
  producer
  
  production
  
  2012
- YOU+ME=LOVE
  casting
  
  production
  
  2011
- Karma
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2010
- I Am Keiko
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
editing (9 credits)
- Red Post on Escher Street
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2020
- The Lonely 19:00
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2020
- The Forest of Love
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2019
- BAD FILM
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2012
- 0cm⁴
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2001
- Utsushimi
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2000
- I Am Keiko
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1997
- The Room
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1993
- A Man's Flower Road
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1987
actors (34 credits)
- ami. exe・2nd atom
  The Dream Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- ami. exe
  The Dream Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- The Sion Sono
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Making of Antiporno
  self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Making of Tokyo Tribe
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- All Esper Dayo! Special Edition - Esper, Go to City
  Cameo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Venice 70: Future Reloaded
  Self (segment Sion Sono)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Making of Land of Hope
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- BAD FILM
  Shiro
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Making of Himizu
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Tokyo Gagaga
  self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Making of Love Exposure
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Tokyo Gore Police
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- The Making of Noriko’s Dinner Table
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Himiko-san
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Insects Unlisted in the Encyclopedia
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Teruo Ishii Fan Club
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Damejin
  Golden Child (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Strange Days: The Making of Strange Circus
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Making of Hazard
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- HAZARDOUS: An interview with Sion Sono
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Virtual Love
  Masao
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Jun Natsukawa - Virtual Love Behind-the-Scenes
  himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Horny Couple: Wants to Sip
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Otaku - Children of the Virtual Empire
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Heaven's Trumpet
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- I Hate You... Not
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Bicycle Sighs
  Shiro
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Decisive Match! Girls Dorm Against Boys Dorm
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- A Man's Flower Road
  The Man in the Red Coat
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Love
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Happiness Avenue
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Love Song
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
camera (3 credits)
- BAD FILM
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2012
- Utsushimi
  camera operator
  
  camera
  
  2000
- ENDLESS LOVE
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
crew (2 credits)
- BAD FILM
  cinematography
  
  crew
  
  2012
- The Room
  script
  
  crew
  
  1993
art (1 credits)
- I Am Keiko
  art direction
  
  art
  
  1997