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Sono Sion

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Sono Sion Capsule Reviews
Sono Sion

Sono Sion Capsule Reviews

Tokyo Tribe (2014) — February 20, 2015 I’d love to see this play on a double bill somewhere with The Midnight After. I would totally show this movie to a class to explain the society and culture of early Anglo-Saxon Britain. Somewhat related: no one wants me teaching their
20 Mar 2018 2 min read
Love Exposure (Sono Sion, 2008)
Sono Sion

Love Exposure (Sono Sion, 2008)

‘Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride,’ The shade replied, — ‘If you seek for Eldorado!’ Love Exposure is an epic four-hour romantic comedy about terrible fathers, upskirt photography, Catholicism, and the meaning of love. Where Bicycle Sighs was a fairly typical
22 Aug 2016 2 min read
Suicide Club (Sono Sion, 2001)
Sono Sion

Suicide Club (Sono Sion, 2001)

Don’t try suicide Nobody’s worth it Don’t try suicide Nobody cares Don’t try suicide You’re just gonna hate it Don’t try suicide Nobody gives a damn Suicide Club opens with a montage of the city at night, documentary realist footage of pedestrians moving through
15 Aug 2016 2 min read
Bicycle Sighs (Sono Sion, 1990)
Sono Sion

Bicycle Sighs (Sono Sion, 1990)

Sono Sion’s 1990 debut feature is a coming-of-age story heavily influenced by the then newly fashionable minimalist style, but with a few distinctive quirks. Sono himself plays Shiro, one of three friends hanging around delivering newspapers while they study for their college entrance exams. Shiro’s best
08 Aug 2016 2 min read
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