Sion Sono (åœ' å 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".After
receiving a fellowship with the PIA, Sono made his first
feature-length 16 mm film in 1990, Bicycle Sighs (Jitensha Toiki), a
coming-of-age tale about two underachievers in perfectionist Japan.
Sono co-wrote, directed, and starred in the film.In 1992, Sono wrote
and directed his second feature film, The Room (Heya), a bizarre tale
about a serial killer looking for a room in a bleak, doomed Tokyo
district. It participated in the Tokyo Sundance Film Festival and won
the Special Jury Prize. The Room also toured on 49 festivals
worldwide, including the Berlin Film Festival and the Rotterdam Film
Festival.In 2005, Sono wrote and directed Into a Dream (Yume no Naka
e), a coming-of-age tale about the life of a theatre group member and
his quest to find himself. Much in the style of Bicycle Sighs, the
film was also later released as a novel. A few weeks after that, he
released a sequel to Suicide Circle based on the Kanzenban novel. Sono
also directed and wrote Noriko's Dinner Table, which took part in
twelve film festivals worldwide. For this movie he worked with many
first-time actors, and took the Suicide Circle story into a different
level. For his efforts, he received a Don Quijote Award and a Special
Mention at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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".After
receiving a fellowship with the PIA, Sono made his first
feature-length 16 mm film in 1990, Bicycle Sighs (Jitensha Toiki), a
coming-of-age tale about two underachievers in perfectionist Japan.
Sono co-wrote, directed, and starred in the film.In 1992, Sono wrote
and directed his second feature film, The Room (Heya), a bizarre tale
about a serial killer looking for a room in a bleak, doomed Tokyo
district. It participated in the Tokyo Sundance Film Festival and won
the Special Jury Prize. The Room also toured on 49 festivals
worldwide, including the Berlin Film Festival and the Rotterdam Film
Festival.In 2005, Sono wrote and directed Into a Dream (Yume no Naka
e), a coming-of-age tale about the life of a theatre group member and
his quest to find himself. Much in the style of Bicycle Sighs, the
film was also later released as a novel. A few weeks after that, he
released a sequel to Suicide Circle based on the Kanzenban novel. Sono
also directed and wrote Noriko's Dinner Table, which took part in
twelve film festivals worldwide. For this movie he worked with many
first-time actors, and took the Suicide Circle story into a different
level. For his efforts, he received a Don Quijote Award and a Special
Mention at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.
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