# The Sion Sono (2016)

Released 2016-05-14

The Sion Sono is a 2016 film. Shota Sometani appears in it.

Cast: Shota Sometani as Self

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was The Sion Sono released?
The Sion Sono was released on 14 May 2016.

### Who stars in The Sion Sono?
Shota Sometani star in The Sion Sono.

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