Sion Sono
- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Shion Sono is a Japanese director, writer and poet. Born in Aichi
Perfecture in 1961 he started his career working as a poet before
taking his first steps in film directing. As a student he shot a series
of short films in Super 8 and managed to make his first feature films
in the late 80s and early 90s, in which he also starred. The film that
helped him reach a wider international audience and establish himself
as a cult director is
Love Exposure (2008) , released
in 2008. Ai no mukidashi is the first installment of Sono's Trilogy of
Hate followed by
Cold Fish (2010) and
concluded with Guilty of Romance (2011).
The films of Shion Sono often tell the stories of socially marginalized
teenagers or young adults who end up engaging in activities that
involve murders, sexual abuse and criminal behavior. Sono's films in
most of the cases contain scenes filled with graphic violence and blood
that echo the long pinku eiga and anime tradition of Japanese cinema.
