SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of Sony Corporation (the “Company”), does hereby certify, to such officer’s knowledge, that:

The Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2003 of the Company fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 20-F fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/    NOBUYUKI IDEI        

Nobuyuki Idei

Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer

/s/    TERUHISA TOKUNAKA        

Teruhisa Tokunaka

Executive Deputy President and Group Chief Strategy Officer

/s/    TAKAO YUHARA        

Takao Yuhara

Corporate Senior Vice President and

Group Chief Financial Officer

Date:  August 26, 2003