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75% Critic Match
Sonatine
“A ferocious man sleeps here.”
7.5 / 10• 1993• 1h 34m•R• Japanese
ActionCrimeThriller
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Takeshi Kitano
Aniki Murakawa
Lead
Aya Kokumai
Miyuki
Tetsu Watanabe
Uechi
Masanobu Katsumura
Ryoji
Susumu Terajima
Ken
Ren Osugi
Katagiri
Tonbo Zushi
Kitajima
Kenichi Yajima
Takahashi
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Takeshi Kitano's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sonatine is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
