The Sion Sono
The Sion Sono
97 minutes
2016
HD
Directed by Arata Oshima, son of rebel filmmaker Nagisa Oshima, who had praised Sono's early work before his passing, this documentary gives insight into the man, the poet, the painter, the scriptwriter, the husband and the boy who will eventually grow up to be the Sion Sono. Lineage, history and the past meeting the present are themes in this film in which Oshima connects the dots in Sono's creative life by taking the camera to the site of his upbringing and following the production of his most recent film The Whispering Star.
Genres Documentary
Stars Sion Sono, Shota Sometani, Fumi Nikaido, Megumi Kagurazaka
Directors Hidenori Takahashi, Arata Oshima
The Sion Sono