Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Sony Corporation (Sony Kabushiki Kaisha) of our report dated May 21, 2018 except for Note 29 (2), as to which the date is June 19, 2018 relating to the financial statements, financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Sony Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended March 31, 2018.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata LLC
Tokyo, Japan
July 25, 2018