Sonatine
670 reviews
Action/Crime
1h 34m
1993
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...
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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.
- DirectorTakeshi Kitano
- Release10 September 1993
- Genre
- Duration1h 34m
- Budget?
- Revenue$58,834
- Rate670 reviews
- Productions
Shochiku, Bandai Visual
Cast

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

Kanji Tsuda
Tsuda

Yoshiyuki Morishita
Maeda

Daigaku Sekine
Nakamatsu Gang Member
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