
The Sion Sono
May 14 2016
•2h 37m
•Documentary
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.
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Sion Sono
Self

Shota Sometani
Self

Fumi Nikaido
Self

Megumi Kagurazaka
Self
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