Sonatine
Sonatine

Sonatine

1993-09-10 - 94 minutes

7.50 / 10

Overview

A ferocious man sleeps here.

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.

Screenplay

Director - Takeshi Kitano

Genres

Action

Crime

Thriller

Videos

Nihilism and violence in Sonat

Featurette

Sonatine (1993) clip - on BFI

Clip

Sonatine - Trailer

Trailer

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Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Aniki Murakawa

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Katagiri

Tonbo Zushi

Tonbo Zushi

Kitajima

Eiji Minakata

Eiji Minakata

The Hit Man

Houka Kinoshita

Houka Kinoshita

Kitajima Gang Member

Yuuki Natsusaka

Yuuki Natsusaka

Murakawa Gang Member

Koji Koike

Koji Koike

Okinawa Boss

Daigaku Sekine

Daigaku Sekine

Nakamatsu Gang Member

Kikuo Itô

Kikuo Itô

Nakamatsu Gang Member (uncredited)