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The Sion Sono

2016 1h 37m Japanese 6.6

Action, 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.

Cast

Fumi Nikaidô

Fumi Nikaidô

as Self

Sion Sono

Sion Sono

as Self

Shôta Sometani

Shôta Sometani

as Self

Megumi Kagurazaka

Megumi Kagurazaka

as Self

Screenshots

Movie screenshot

Movie screenshot

Movie screenshot

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