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Sonatine (1993)

Overview

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.
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Takeshi Kitano

Director

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Takeshi Kitano

Screenplay

Cast

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Takeshi Kitano

Aniki Murakawa

Aya Kokumai profile
Aya Kokumai

Miyuki

Tetsu Watanabe profile
Tetsu Watanabe

Uechi

Masanobu Katsumura profile
Masanobu Katsumura

Ryoji

Susumu Terajima profile
Susumu Terajima

Ken

Ren Osugi profile
Ren Osugi

Katagiri

Tonbo Zushi profile
Tonbo Zushi

Kitajima

Kenichi Yajima profile
Kenichi Yajima

Takahashi

Eiji Minakata profile
Eiji Minakata

The Hit Man

Houka Kinoshita profile
Houka Kinoshita

Kitajima Gang Member

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Rome Kanda

Rapist

Kota Mizumori profile
Kota Mizumori

Kanamoto

Takeshi Kitano profile
Takeshi Kitano

Aniki Murakawa

Aya Kokumai profile
Aya Kokumai

Miyuki

Tetsu Watanabe profile
Tetsu Watanabe

Uechi

Masanobu Katsumura profile
Masanobu Katsumura

Ryoji

Susumu Terajima profile
Susumu Terajima

Ken

Ren Osugi profile
Ren Osugi

Katagiri

Tonbo Zushi profile
Tonbo Zushi

Kitajima

Kenichi Yajima profile
Kenichi Yajima

Takahashi

Eiji Minakata profile
Eiji Minakata

The Hit Man

Houka Kinoshita profile
Houka Kinoshita

Kitajima Gang Member

Rome Kanda profile
Rome Kanda

Rapist

Kota Mizumori profile
Kota Mizumori

Kanamoto

Extra

Release Date

April 10, 1993

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Shochiku logoBandai Visual logo

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Videos

Nihilism and violence in Sonatine | BFI video essay thumbnail
Nihilism and violence in Sonatine | BFI video essay
Sonatine (1993) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 29 June 2020 | BFI thumbnail
Sonatine (1993) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 29 June 2020 | BFI
Sonatine - Trailer thumbnail
Sonatine - Trailer

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