Sonatine
Directed by Takeshi KitanoMurakawa, 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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Sonatine was released on 5 June 1993.
Sonatine was directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Sonatine has a runtime of 1h 34m.
Sonatine was produced by Hisao Nabeshima, Ritta Saito, Takio Yoshida, Masayuki Mori.
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.
The key characters in Sonatine are Aniki Murakawa (Takeshi Kitano), Miyuki (Aya Kokumai), Uechi (Tetsu Watanabe).
Sonatine is rated 18.
Sonatine is a Crime, Action, Thriller film.
Sonatine has an audience rating of 8.9 out of 10.
Sonatine has made US$58,834 at the box office.