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Sonatine

7.5/10
TMDB720 votes
Original: 94 min

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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About Sonatine

A ferocious man sleeps here.

Sonatine (1993) is a film in the action, crime, thriller genres. Directed by . The cast includes Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe, Masanobu Katsumura.

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Runtime
94 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan
Production companies
Shochiku, Bandai Visual
Writers
Takeshi Kitano

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What is Sonatine about?

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.

Who stars in Sonatine?

Takeshi Kitano, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe, Masanobu Katsumura, Susumu Terajima, Ren Osugi. See the cast cards above for character names.

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