best of - Sion Sono (Suicide Circle - Exte - Strange Circus)

Sion Sono was born in Toyokawa City, Japan . Prior to becoming a filmmaker, Sono made his debut as a poet at the young age of 17. His poems appeared in such publications as Eureka and The Modern Poem Book. He began making 8mm films when he enrolled at Housei University. In 1985, his 30-min short "Ore wa Sono Sion da!!" was screened in competition at the prestigious Pia Film Festival (the Sundance of Japan), and, 2 years later, he won the Grand Prize for "Otoko no hanamichi." Consequently, he received a fellowship from Pia and then wrote, directed, and starred in a 16mm feature entitled "Bicycle Sighs." The film toured the festival circuit for 2 years and played at over 30 venues in Europe and Asia. In 1994, "The Room" won the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in Tokyo, and then went on to play at 49 festivals around the world, including Berlin and Rotterdam. While continuing to make films (such as "Keiko desukedo" in 1996), Sono also staged a controversial, guerrilla performance art project called Tokyo Ga Ga Ga, which combined experimental poetry and street performance. Sono's recent film work includes "0cm4" (a short, produced by fashion designer Shinichiro Arakawa), "Utsushimi" (a documentary/fiction hybrid feature), and "Suicide Club" (his biggest commercial success to date). It's 2001 Fantasia Festival Grand Jury Prize for Most Groundbreaking Film&Groundbreaker Award.

Zie ook het (Nederlandstalige) interview met de regisseur, gehouden door Serge van Duijnhoven op het Rotterdamse Filmfestival bij de wereldpremiere van Suicide Club anno 2002:

http://cinemaredux.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/hello-world/

alsmede op de site van De Groene Amsterdammer:

http://www.groene.nl/2002/6/dood-als-entertainment

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Suicide Club
• Jisatsu Circle
• Sono Sion

[N0RlK0]

@lookSOflyLIKEme1 For me Suicide Circle, then Love Exposure, but all his films are master pieces, Sion Sono is a genius.

[akiroize]

I agree u

[lookSOflyLIKEme1]

love exposure is the best movie he ever made