Sonatine

Sonatine (1993)

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.

Date of release
1993-09-10
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (714)
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Director
Takeshi Kitano

Casting

  • Takeshi Kitano — Aniki Murakawa
  • Aya Kokumai — Miyuki
  • Tetsu Watanabe — Uechi
  • Masanobu Katsumura — Ryoji
  • Susumu Terajima — Ken
  • Ren Osugi — Katagiri
  • Tonbo Zushi — Kitajima
  • Kenichi Yajima — Takahashi
  • Eiji Minakata — The Hit Man
  • Houka Kinoshita — Kitajima Gang Member
  • Rome Kanda — Rapist
  • Kota Mizumori — Kanamoto

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